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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 142C.15 ANATOMICAL GIFT 1 2 AWARENESS AND TRANSPLANTATION FUND &endash; ESTABLISHED &endash; USES OF 1 3 FUND. 1 4 1. a. An anatomical gift awareness and transplantation 1 5 fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury under 1 6 the control of the Iowa department of public health. The fund 1 7 shall consist of moneys remitted by the county treasurer of a 1 8 county or by the department of transportation which were 1 9 collected through the payment of a contribution made by an 1 10 applicant for registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to 1 11 section 321.44A and any other contributions to the fund. 1 12 b. The moneys collected under this section and deposited 1 13 in the fund are appropriated to the Iowa department of public 1 14 health for the purposes specified in this section. Moneys in 1 15 the fund shall not be subject to appropriation or expenditure 1 16 for any other purpose. 1 17 c. The treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the 1 18 fund and shall disburse amounts contained in the fund as 1 19 directed by the department. The treasurer of state may invest 1 20 the moneys deposited in the fund. The income from any 1 21 investment shall be credited to and deposited in the fund. 1 22 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund are not 1 23 subject to reversion to the general fund of the state. The 1 24 fund shall be administered by the department which shall make 1 25 expenditures from the fund consistent with the purposes of 1 26 this section. 1 27 d. Moneys in the fund may be expended through grants to 1 28 any of the following persons, subject to the following 1 29 conditions: 1 30 (1) Not more than twenty percent of the moneys in the fund 1 31 annually may be expended in the form of grants to state 1 32 agencies or to nonprofit legal entities with an interest in 1 33 anatomical gift awareness and transplantation. Grants shall 1 34 be made based upon the submission of a grant application by an 1 35 agency or entity to conduct an awareness project. 2 1 (2) Not more than thirty percent of the moneys in the fund 2 2 annually may be expended in the form of grants to hospitals 2 3 for reimbursement for costs directly related to the 2 4 development of in-hospital anatomical gift awareness projects, 2 5 anatomical gift referral protocols, and associated 2 6 administrative expenses. As a condition of receiving a grant, 2 7 a hospital shall demonstrate, through documentation, that the 2 8 hospital, during the previous calendar year, properly complied 2 9 with in-hospital anatomical gift request protocols for at 2 10 least eighty percent of all deaths occurring in the hospital. 2 11 (3) Not more than fifty percent of the moneys in the fund 2 12 annually may be expended in the form of grants to hospitals 2 13 which perform heart, lung, liver, pancreas, or kidney 2 14 transplants. As a condition of receiving a grant, a hospital 2 15 shall demonstrate, through documentation, that the hospital, 2 16 during the previous calendar year, properly complied with in- 2 17 hospital anatomical gift request protocols for at least eighty 2 18 percent of all deaths occurring in the hospital. The hospital 2 19 shall submit an application on behalf of a patient requiring a 2 20 transplant in the amount of the costs associated with the 2 21 following, if funds are not available from any other third- 2 22 party payor: 2 23 (a) The costs of the organ transplantation procedure. 2 24 (b) The costs of post-transplantation drug or other 2 25 therapy. 2 26 (c) Other transplantation costs including but not limited 2 27 to food, lodging, and transportation. 2 28 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 142C.16 ANATOMICAL GIFT AWARENESS 2 29 ADVISORY COMMITTEE &endash; ESTABLISHED &endash; DUTIES. 2 30 1. The Iowa department of public health shall establish an 2 31 anatomical gift awareness advisory committee. Members shall 2 32 include a representative of each of the following, appointed 2 33 by the respective entity or that entity's successor: 2 34 a. A state organ procurement organization. 2 35 b. The Iowa medical society. 3 1 c. The association of Iowa hospitals and health systems. 3 2 d. The osteopathic medical association. 3 3 e. A bank or storage organization. 3 4 f. The Iowa chapter of the national association of social 3 5 workers. The representative shall be a member of the 3 6 association knowledgeable in anatomical gifts. 3 7 g. The Iowa department of public health. 3 8 h. The department of human services. 3 9 i. The department of inspections and appeals. 3 10 2. Members shall serve staggered terms of two years. 3 11 Appointments of members of the committee shall comply with 3 12 sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the 3 13 original appointing authority and in the manner of the 3 14 original appointment. 3 15 3. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while 3 16 serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to 3 17 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 3 18 4. The committee shall annually select a chairperson from 3 19 its membership. A majority of the members of the committee 3 20 shall constitute a quorum. 3 21 5. The advisory committee shall assist the department in 3 22 all of the following activities: 3 23 a. Accepting and awarding grants to promote the donation 3 24 of anatomical gifts. 3 25 b. Establishing criteria for the application for and 3 26 awarding of grants to promote the donation of anatomical 3 27 gifts. 3 28 c. Examining the anatomical gifts system to identify 3 29 improvements or enhancements to promote anatomical gifts. 3 30 d. Recommending legislation to improve state law regarding 3 31 anatomical gifts. 3 32 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 321.44A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION &endash; 3 33 ANATOMICAL GIFT AWARENESS AND TRANSPLANTATION FUND. 3 34 For each application for registration or renewal, the 3 35 county treasurer or the department shall request through use 4 1 of a written form, and, if the application is made in person, 4 2 through verbal communication, that an applicant make a 4 3 voluntary contribution of one dollar or more to the anatomical 4 4 gift awareness and transplantation fund established pursuant 4 5 to section 142C.15. Moneys collected in the form of 4 6 contributions shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for 4 7 deposit in the fund to be used for the purposes specified for 4 8 the fund. The director shall adopt rules to administer this 4 9 section. 4 10 EXPLANATION 4 11 This bill establishes an anatomical gift awareness and 4 12 transplantation fund as a separate fund within the state 4 13 treasury under the control of the Iowa department of public 4 14 health and also establishes an anatomical gift advisory 4 15 committee within the Iowa department of public health. 4 16 The fund is to consist of moneys collected as contributions 4 17 made by applicants for registration or renewal of registration 4 18 of a motor vehicle and any other contributions to the fund. 4 19 The bill provides that the moneys in the fund are to be 4 20 distributed as grants to state agencies or nonprofit entities 4 21 for the purpose of conducting awareness projects; to hospitals 4 22 for awareness projects, referral protocols, and related 4 23 administrative expenses; and to hospitals on behalf of 4 24 patients for the costs related to transplantation. 4 25 The advisory committee is established consisting of 4 26 representatives of a state organ procurement organization, a 4 27 bank or storage organization, the Iowa medical society, the 4 28 association of Iowa hospitals and health systems, the Iowa 4 29 osteopathic medical association, the Iowa chapter of the 4 30 national association of social workers, the Iowa department of 4 31 public health, the department of human services, and the 4 32 department of inspections and appeals. The duties of the 4 33 committee include: advising the department regarding the 4 34 accepting and awarding of grants to promote anatomical gifts, 4 35 establishing criteria for the application for and awarding of 5 1 grants to promote anatomical gifts, examining the anatomical 5 2 gifts system to identify improvements or enhancements to 5 3 promote anatomical gifts, and recommending legislation to 5 4 improve state law regarding anatomical gifts. 5 5 LSB 3407HC 76 5 6 pf/jw/5.1
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