142C.7 Confidential information.
A hospital, licensed or certified health care professional pursuant to chapter 148, 148C, or 152, or medical examiner shall release patient information to a procurement organization as part of a referral or retrospective review of the patient as a potential donor, unless such disclosure would jeopardize an investigation or pose a clear and present danger to the public safety or the safety of an individual. Any information regarding a patient, including the patient’s identity, however, constitutes confidential medical information and under any other circumstances is prohibited from disclosure without the written consent of the patient or the patient’s legal representative.
95 Acts, ch 39, §7; 96 Acts, ch 1048, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1064, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §9; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §93; 2015 Acts, ch 60, §2
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 142C - REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
Section 142C.5A - Search and notification.
Section 142C.6 - Delivery of document of gift not required — right to examine.
Section 142C.7 - Confidential information.
Section 142C.8 - Rights and duties of procurement organizations and donors.
Section 142C.9 - Coordination of procurement and use.
Section 142C.10 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty.
Section 142C.10A - Other prohibited acts — penalty.
Section 142C.12 - Service but not a sale.
Section 142C.12A - Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.
Section 142C.12B - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive.
Section 142C.13 - Transitional provisions.
Section 142C.14 - Uniformity of application and construction.
Section 142C.14A - Electronic signatures.
Section 142C.16 - Anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee — established — duties.