Iowa § 147A.10 Exemptions from liability in certain circumstances

Iowa Statutes

§ 147A.10 — Exemptions from liability in certain circumstances

Iowa § 147A.10

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 147AEMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE — TRAUMA CARE

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Iowa Code § 147A.10 (2026).

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1.A physician, physician’s designee, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant who gives orders, either directly or via communications equipment from some other point, or via standing protocols to an appropriately certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse at the scene of an emergency, and an appropriately certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse following the orders, are not subject to criminal liability by reason of having issued or executed the orders, and are not liable for civil damages for acts or omissions relating to the issuance or execution of the orders unless the acts or omissions constitute recklessness.

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1. A physician, physician’s designee, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician
assistant who gives orders, either directly or via communications equipment from some
other point, or via standing protocols to an appropriately certified emergency medical care
provider, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse at the scene of an emergency, and
an appropriately certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, or licensed
practical nurse following the orders, are not subject to criminal liability by reason of having
issued or executed the orders, and are not liable for civil damages for acts or omissions
relating to the issuance or execution of the orders unless the acts or omissions constitute
recklessness.
2. A physician, physician’s designee, advanced registered nurse practitioner, physician
assistant,registerednurse,licensedpracticalnurse,oremergencymedicalcareprovidershall
not be subject to civil liability solely by reason of failure to obtain consent before rendering
emergency medical, surgical, hospital or health services to any individual, regardless of
age, when the patient is unable to give consent for any reason and there is no other person
reasonably available who is legally authorized to consent to the providing of such care.
3. An act of commission or omission of any appropriately certified emergency medical
care provider, registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse, while rendering emergency
medical care under the responsible supervision and control of a physician to a person who is
deemed by them to be in immediate danger of serious injury or loss of life, shall not impose
any liability upon the certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, licensed
practical nurse, or physician assistant, the supervising physician, physician designee,
advanced registered nurse practitioner, or any hospital, or upon the state, or any county, city
or other political subdivision, or the employees of any of these entities; provided that this
section shall not relieve any person of liability for civil damages for any act of commission
or omission which constitutes recklessness.