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HF 806

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Julie Greene and 1 co-sponsor

HF806 adds statewide nonprofit organ procurement organizations to Iowa's peer review definition, granting them confidentiality, privilege, and other protections for quality reviews.

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Bill Summary · HF 806

Summary — HF 806

Title (document content): Health‑Related Professions — Peer Review Committees — Organ Procurement Organizations

Note on bill identification: The bill materials provided contain a mismatch in the initial “Bill Information” heading (which refers to a Minnesota TIF/Edina matter). The legislative text and actions below correspond to Iowa House File 806 (2025) and amend Iowa Code section 147.1. This summary describes the Iowa HF 806 materials provided.

Purpose

HF 806 adds statewide nonprofit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) to the statutory definition of “peer review committee” under Iowa law. The intent is to make OPOs eligible for the legal protections, confidentiality, and privileges that apply to peer review activities under Iowa Code §147.1.

Key provisions

  • Amends Iowa Code §147.1, subsection 5 by adding a new paragraph (g):
    • Explicitly identifies “a statewide nonprofit organization that is an organ procurement organization” (as defined in Iowa Code §142C.2) as a peer review committee.
  • Technical amendment(s):
    • Senate amendments corrected the statutory cross‑reference (variants in drafts/reference to §142C.1 were changed to §142C.2).
  • No separate fiscal provisions or implementation dates are specified in the text provided; usual effective date rules would apply unless another date was included elsewhere.

Legal effect / what changes

  • By being designated a peer review committee, an OPO will be able to conduct internal or inter‑organizational quality review activities with the same statutory protections afforded to other peer review entities under §147.1. Those protections typically include confidentiality of committee proceedings, limited discoverability and evidentiary privilege for peer review records, and certain immunities for participants engaged in peer review processes (note: the bill text itself adds the OPO to the definition; readers should consult §147.1 and related statutes for the exact scope of privileges and immunities).

Who is affected

  • Primary: statewide nonprofit organ procurement organizations operating in Iowa.
  • Secondary: health care providers and institutions that interact with OPOs (hospitals, transplant centers, donor hospitals, surgeons, procurement teams) who may participate in OPO peer‑review activities.
  • Indirectly: organ donors and donor families (through potential impacts on quality assurance and review practices), and insurers or litigants to the extent peer‑review protections limit disclosure in legal matters.

Procedural history and current status

  • Introduced: March 5, 2025.
  • House: Passed (initially 96–0 on 3/19/2025; after Senate amendments, House concurred 94–0 on 4/15/2025).
  • Senate: Passed 47–0 on 4/9/2025; amendments H‑1221 / S‑3071 corrected statutory cross‑references.
  • Enrolled, signed by legislative leaders; sent to Governor.
  • Governor signed: May 19, 2025. (Recorded as Chapter 99 in the enacted session reports.)

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Practical effect is narrow and targeted: it permits OPOs to use peer review mechanisms with statutory protections, which may encourage candid quality review, protocol improvement, and reduced litigation risk for OPO personnel acting within peer review.
  • The bill does not itself create new regulatory duties or funding; it modifies legal status/privileges.
  • Stakeholders (hospitals, OPOs, legal counsel) may want to review how OPO peer‑review records will be handled in light of confidentiality and discovery rules and whether any operational policies need updating.

Related bill

  • Companion bill listed: SF 1476.

If you want, I can:
- Provide the precise language of Iowa Code §147.1 and §142C.2 for comparison;
- Draft a brief legal memo on how Iowa peer‑review privileges have been interpreted in court decisions; or
- Prepare talking points for hospital/OPO administrators explaining operational implications.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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