Bill Text: IA HSB625 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the definition and provision of palliative care.(See HF 2444.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-15 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2444. [HSB625 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB625-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
625
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MEYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
definition
and
provision
of
palliative
1
care.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135J.1,
subsection
7,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
7.
“Palliative
care”
means
specialized
medical
care
for
a
4
patient
living
with
a
serious
illness
that
focuses
on
providing
5
relief
from
the
symptoms
and
stress
of
the
illness
and
related
6
treatments
and
meets
all
of
the
following
criteria:
7
a.
Is
intended
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
both
8
the
patient
living
with
a
serious
illness
and
that
patient’s
9
family.
10
b.
Is
provided
by
a
specially
trained
palliative
care
team
11
working
with
other
professionals
providing
care
to
the
patient
12
living
with
a
serious
illness
to
provide
additional
support.
13
c.
Is
based
on
the
needs
of
the
patient
living
with
a
14
serious
illness,
not
on
that
patient’s
prognosis.
15
d.
Is
appropriate
for
a
patient
living
with
a
serious
16
illness
at
any
age
and
at
any
stage
in
a
serious
illness,
and
17
may
be
provided
along
with
curative
treatment.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
135J.1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
19
following
new
subsections:
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Palliative
care
team”
means
a
21
physician
licensed
to
practice
medicine
and
surgery
or
22
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
under
chapter
148;
a
23
registered
nurse,
a
licensed
practical
nurse,
an
advanced
24
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
an
advanced
practice
25
registered
nurse
licensed
under
chapter
152
or
152E;
a
social
26
worker
licensed
under
chapter
154C;
and
a
chaplain.
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7B.
“Serious
illness”
means
a
health
28
condition
that
carries
a
high
risk
of
mortality
and
either
29
negatively
impacts
a
person’s
daily
function
or
quality
of
life
30
or
excessively
strains
the
person’s
caregivers.
31
Sec.
3.
Section
135J.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
amended
32
to
read
as
follows:
33
4.
Palliative
care
provided
to
a
hospice
patient
or
a
34
patient
living
with
a
serious
illness
and
such
patient’s
family
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under
the
direction
of
a
licensed
physician.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“palliative
care”
under
5
Code
chapter
135J
(licensed
hospice
programs).
The
bill
also
6
provides
definitions
of
“palliative
care
team”
and
“serious
7
illness”
for
the
purposes
of
defining
“palliative
care”
and
8
makes
conforming
changes
in
the
Code
chapter.
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