Iowa Code
Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 144A - LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES

Section 144A.1 - Short title. - 144A.1 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the...

Section 144A.2 - Definitions. - 144A.2 Definitions. Except as otherwise provided, as used in this...

Section 144A.3 - Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining procedures. - 144A.3 Declaration relating to use of life-sustaining procedures. 1. A...

Section 144A.4 - Revocation of declaration. - 144A.4 Revocation of declaration. 1. A declaration may be revoked...

Section 144A.5 - Determination of terminal condition. - 144A.5 Determination of terminal condition. When an attending physician who...

Section 144A.6 - Treatment of qualified patients. - 144A.6 Treatment of qualified patients. 1. A qualified patient has...

Section 144A.7 - Procedure in absence of declaration. - 144A.7 Procedure in absence of declaration. 1. Life-sustaining procedures may...

Section 144A.7A - Out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders. - 144A.7A Out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders. 1. If an attending physician issues...

Section 144A.8 - Transfer of patients. - 144A.8 Transfer of patients. 1. An attending physician who is...

Section 144A.9 - Immunities. - 144A.9 Immunities. 1. In the absence of actual notice of...

Section 144A.10 - Penalties. - 144A.10 Penalties. 1. Any person who willfully conceals, withholds, cancels,...

Section 144A.11 - General provisions. - 144A.11 General provisions. 1. Death resulting from the withholding or...

Section 144A.12 - Application to existing declarations. - 144A.12 Application to existing declarations. A declaration executed prior to...