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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SF 2004: Relating to the submission and posting of hospital policies

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires a licensed hospital, no later than September 1, 2022, to submit to the department of inspections and appeals (DIA) its policies related to admission, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care. DIA shall post a copy of the policies received on the department’s internet site. If a hospital makes changes or additions to any of the policies, the hospital shall submit a copy of the changed or added policy to DIA within days after the hospital approves the change or addition. A hospital shall post a copy of the policies on the hospital’s internet site where the policies are readily accessible to the public without requiring a login credential or other restriction.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 18, 2022

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Nurses Association

In plain words

  1. January 11, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. January 18, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Costello and Jochum

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2004