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Allowing emergency medical care providers to diagnose and treat severe injuries suffered by police service dogs while on duty
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawHealth carePublic safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 21, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
BACKGROUND. Current law provides for veterinary medical services that include diagnosing or treating an animal’s injury. The services are required to be provided by a veterinarian holding a license or temporary permit issued by the Iowa board of veterinary medicine (Code chapter 169).4). BILL’S PROVISIONS., county sheriff or deputy, police officer employed by a city, or member of the department of public safety). The police service dog must be injured while on duty, the injury must be severe, and the veterinary medical services must be necessary to immediately stabilize the police service dog’s condition for a later diagnosis or treatment by a licensed veterinarian or temporary permit holder.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that an emergency medical care provider is not required to diagnose or treat a police service dog, cannot provide such a service prior to diagnosing or treating a human at the scene of an emergency, and is not civilly liable for diagnosing or treating the police service dog if the emergency medical care provider acted reasonably and in good faith.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 11, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
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Lobbying
9 for · 0 against · 6 undecided · Who →
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- HF 490 Allowing police service dogs to receive emergency veterinary medical services while on dut…91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageNearly identical
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