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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 142C.15 ANATOMICAL GIFT PUBLIC
1 2 AWARENESS AND TRANSPLANTATION FUND – ESTABLISHED – USES OF
1 3 FUND.
1 4 1. a. An anatomical gift public awareness and
1 5 transplantation fund is created as a separate fund in the
1 6 state treasury under the control of the Iowa department of
1 7 public health. The fund shall consist of moneys remitted by
1 8 the county treasurer of a county or by the department of
1 9 transportation which were collected through the payment of a
1 10 contribution made by an applicant for registration of a motor
1 11 vehicle pursuant to section 321.44A and any other
1 12 contributions to the fund.
1 13 b. The moneys collected under this section and deposited
1 14 in the fund are appropriated to the Iowa department of public
1 15 health for the purposes specified in this section. Moneys in
1 16 the fund shall not be subject to appropriation or expenditure
1 17 for any other purpose.
1 18 c. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the
1 19 fund and shall disburse amounts contained in the fund as
1 20 directed by the department. The treasurer of state may invest
1 21 the moneys deposited in the fund. The income from any
1 22 investment shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.
1 23 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund are not
1 24 subject to reversion to the general fund of the state. The
1 25 fund shall be administered by the department which shall make
1 26 expenditures from the fund consistent with the purposes of
1 27 this section.
1 28 d. The Iowa department of public health may use not more
1 29 than five percent of the moneys in the fund for administrative
1 30 costs. The remaining moneys in the fund may be expended
1 31 through grants to any of the following persons, subject to the
1 32 following conditions:
1 33 (1) Not more than twenty percent of the moneys in the fund
1 34 annually may be expended in the form of grants to state
1 35 agencies or to nonprofit legal entities with an interest in
2 1 anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation. Grants
2 2 shall be made based upon the submission of a grant application
2 3 by an agency or entity to conduct a public awareness project.
2 4 (2) Not more than thirty percent of the moneys in the fund
2 5 annually may be expended in the form of grants to hospitals
2 6 for reimbursement for costs directly related to the
2 7 development of in-hospital anatomical gift public awareness
2 8 projects, anatomical gift referral protocols, and associated
2 9 administrative expenses. As a condition of receiving a grant,
2 10 a hospital shall demonstrate, through documentation, that the
2 11 hospital, during the previous calendar year, properly complied
2 12 with in-hospital anatomical gift request protocols for at
2 13 least eighty percent of all deaths occurring in the hospital.
2 14 (3) Not more than fifty percent of the moneys in the fund
2 15 annually may be expended in the form of grants to hospitals
2 16 which perform heart, lung, liver, pancreas, or kidney
2 17 transplants. As a condition of receiving a grant, a hospital
2 18 shall demonstrate, through documentation, that the hospital,
2 19 during the previous calendar year, properly complied with in-
2 20 hospital anatomical gift request protocols for at least eighty
2 21 percent of all deaths occurring in the hospital. The hospital
2 22 shall submit an application on behalf of a patient requiring a
2 23 transplant in the amount of the costs associated with the
2 24 following, if funds are not available from any other third-
2 25 party payor:
2 26 (a) The costs of the organ transplantation procedure.
2 27 (b) The costs of post-transplantation drug or other
2 28 therapy.
2 29 (c) Other transplantation costs including but not limited
2 30 to food, lodging, and transportation.
2 31 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 142C.16 ANATOMICAL GIFT PUBLIC
2 32 AWARENESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE – ESTABLISHED – DUTIES.
2 33 1. The Iowa department of public health shall establish an
2 34 anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee. Members
2 35 shall include a representative of each of the following,
3 1 appointed by the respective entity or that entity's successor:
3 2 a. A state organ procurement organization.
3 3 b. The Iowa medical society.
3 4 c. The association of Iowa hospitals and health systems.
3 5 d. The osteopathic medical association.
3 6 e. A bank or storage organization.
3 7 f. The Iowa chapter of the national association of social
3 8 workers. The representative shall be a member of the
3 9 association knowledgeable in anatomical gifts.
3 10 g. The Iowa funeral directors association.
3 11 h. The Iowa department of public health.
3 12 i. The department of human services.
3 13 j. The department of inspections and appeals.
3 14 2. Members shall serve staggered terms of two years.
3 15 Appointments of members of the committee shall comply with
3 16 sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the
3 17 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
3 18 original appointment.
3 19 3. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while
3 20 serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to
3 21 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
3 22 4. The committee shall annually select a chairperson from
3 23 its membership. A majority of the members of the committee
3 24 shall constitute a quorum.
3 25 5. The advisory committee shall assist the department in
3 26 all of the following activities:
3 27 a. Accepting and awarding grants to promote the donation
3 28 of anatomical gifts.
3 29 b. Establishing criteria for the application for and
3 30 awarding of grants to promote the donation of anatomical
3 31 gifts.
3 32 c. Examining the anatomical gifts system to identify
3 33 improvements or enhancements to promote anatomical gifts.
3 34 d. Recommending legislation to improve state law regarding
3 35 anatomical gifts.
4 1 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 321.44A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION –
4 2 ANATOMICAL GIFT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND TRANSPLANTATION FUND.
4 3 For each application for registration or renewal, the
4 4 county treasurer or the department shall request through use
4 5 of a written form, and, if the application is made in person,
4 6 through verbal communication, that an applicant make a
4 7 voluntary contribution of one dollar or more to the anatomical
4 8 gift public awareness and transplantation fund established
4 9 pursuant to section 142C.15. Moneys collected in the form of
4 10 contributions shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for
4 11 deposit in the fund to be used for the purposes specified for
4 12 the fund. The director shall adopt rules to administer this
4 13 section.
4 14 EXPLANATION
4 15 This bill establishes an anatomical gift public awareness
4 16 and transplantation fund as a separate fund within the state
4 17 treasury under the control of the Iowa department of public
4 18 health and also establishes an anatomical gift public
4 19 awareness advisory committee within the Iowa department of
4 20 public health.
4 21 The fund is to consist of moneys collected as contributions
4 22 made by applicants for registration or renewal of registration
4 23 of a motor vehicle and any other contributions to the fund.
4 24 The bill provides that the moneys in the fund are to be
4 25 distributed as grants to state agencies or nonprofit entities
4 26 for the purpose of conducting public awareness projects; to
4 27 hospitals for public awareness projects, referral protocols,
4 28 and related administrative expenses; and to hospitals on
4 29 behalf of patients for the costs related to transplantation.
4 30 The advisory committee is established consisting of
4 31 representatives of a state organ procurement organization, a
4 32 bank or storage organization, the Iowa medical society, the
4 33 association of Iowa hospitals and health systems, the Iowa
4 34 osteopathic medical association, the Iowa chapter of the
4 35 national association of social workers, the Iowa funeral
5 1 directors association, the Iowa department of public health,
5 2 the department of human services, and the department of
5 3 inspections and appeals. The duties of the committee include:
5 4 advising the department regarding the accepting and awarding
5 5 of grants to promote anatomical gifts, establishing criteria
5 6 for the application for and awarding of grants to promote
5 7 anatomical gifts, examining the anatomical gifts system to
5 8 identify improvements or enhancements to promote anatomical
5 9 gifts, and recommending legislation to improve state law
5 10 regarding anatomical gifts.
5 11 LSB 3407HV 76
5 12 pf/jw/5
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