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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
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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Certified emergency medical responders could provide immediate care to a police service dog that is severely injured while on duty. This exception only applies if the responder first treats any injured humans at the scene and only provides enough care to stabilize the dog until a veterinarian can take over. Responders are not required to help the dog and cannot be held legally responsible for their actions if they act in good faith.1
Read the official explanation
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. 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.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 11, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
9 for · 0 against · 6 undecided · Who →
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