§ 142C.15 — Anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — established — uses of fund

Iowa § 142C.15

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

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uses of fund.
1. An anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund is created as a separate
fund in the state treasury under the control of the department of health and human services.
The fund shall consist of moneys remitted by the county treasurer of a county or by the
department of transportation which were collected through the payment of a contribution
made by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to section 321.44A and any
other contributions to the fund.
2. The moneys collected under this section and deposited in the fund are appropriated
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to the department of health and human services for the purposes specified in this section.
Moneysinthefundshallnotbesubjecttoappropriationorexpenditureforanyotherpurpose.
3. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the fund and shall disburse amounts
contained in the fund as directed by the department. The treasurer of state may invest the
moneys deposited in the fund. The income from any investment shall be credited to and
deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund are not subject to
reversion to the general fund of the state. The fund shall be administered by the department
which shall make expenditures from the fund consistent with the purposes of this section.
4. The department of health and human services may use not more than five percent of
the moneys in the fund for administrative costs. The remaining moneys in the fund may be
expended through grants to any of the following persons, subject to the following conditions:
a. Not more than twenty percent of the moneys in the fund annually may be expended in
theformofgrantstostateagenciesortononprofitlegalentitieswithaninterestinanatomical
gift public awareness and transplantation to conduct public awareness projects. Moneys
remaining that were not requested and awarded for public awareness projects may be used
to support the Iowa donor registry. Grants shall be made based upon the submission of a
grant application.
b. Not more than thirty percent of the moneys in the fund annually may be expended in
theformofgrantstohospitalsforreimbursementforcostsdirectlyrelatedtothedevelopment
of in-hospital anatomical gift public awareness projects, anatomical gift referral protocols,
and associated administrative expenses. As a condition of receiving a grant, a hospital shall
demonstrate, through documentation, that the hospital, during the previous calendar year,
properly complied with in-hospital anatomical gift request protocols for all deaths occurring
in the hospital at a percentage rate which places the hospital in the upper fifty percent of all
protocol compliance rates for hospitals submitting documentation for cost reimbursement
under this section.
c. Any unobligated moneys in the fund annually may be expended in the form of
grants to transplant recipients, transplant candidates, living organ donors, or to legal
representatives on behalf of transplant recipients, transplant candidates, or living organ
donors. Transplant recipients, transplant candidates, living organ donors, or the legal
representatives of transplant recipients, transplant candidates, or living organ donors
shall submit grant applications with supporting documentation provided by a hospital that
performs transplants, verifying that the person by or for whom the application is submitted
requires a transplant or is a living organ donor and specifying the amount of the costs
associated with the following, if funds are not available from any other third-party payor:
(1) The costs of the organ transplantation procedure.
(2) The costs of post-transplantation drug or other therapy.
(3) Other transplantation costs including but not limited to food, lodging, and
transportation.