HF 802: Relating to the right to try Act

What it does

This bill relates to Code chapter 144E, the right to try Act. Under current law, an “eligible patient” under the Code chapter is, in part, a person who has a terminal illness. Under the bill, an “eligible patient” also includes an individual who has a life-threatening or severely debilitating illness, who has exhausted all other treatment options, who has received a recommendation from the individual’s physician for individualized investigational treatment, who has given written informed consent, and who has documentation from the individual’s physician that the individual meets these requirements.

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Goldwater Institute; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

1. March 5, 2025Filed in the House
2. March 20, 2025Withdrawn