§ 142C.12B — Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive

Iowa § 142C.12B

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 142C: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT

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1. As used in this section:
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a. “Advance health care directive” means a durable power of attorney for health care
pursuant to chapter 144B or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing
the prospective donor’s direction concerning a health care decision for the prospective
donor.
b. “Declaration” means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the
circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the
prospective donor.
c. “Health care decision” means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective
donor.
2. a. If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health care directive and the
termsofthedeclarationordirectiveandtheexpressorimpliedtermsofapotentialanatomical
gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the
medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the prospective donor’s attending
physician and prospective donor shall confer to resolve the conflict.
b. If the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, an agent acting under the
prospectivedonor’sdeclarationordirectiveor,ifnoagentexistsortheagentisnotreasonably
available, another person, authorized by law other than this chapter to make health care
decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act for the donor to resolve the conflict.
The agent or other person shall resolve the conflict consistent with the desires of the donor as
expressed in a declaration executed in accordance with chapter 144A, or a durable power of
attorney for health care executed in accordance with chapter 144B, or as otherwise known,
or if not known, consistent with the donor’s best interest.
c. The conflict shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible.
d. Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the
appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an
anatomical gift for the prospective donor under section 142C.4. Prior to resolution of
the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part shall not
be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor if withholding or withdrawing the
measures is not contraindicated by appropriate end-of-life care.