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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.26 BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY
1 2 CONSULTATION PROGRAM.
1 3 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall develop
1 4 and maintain a comprehensive database of information regarding
1 5 brachial plexus injury. In every case where a diagnosis of
1 6 brachial plexus injury is made, the parents or legal guardians
1 7 of an infant so diagnosed shall be given the opportunity to
1 8 consult with a brachial plexus injury specialist regarding
1 9 treatment options and reported success rates. The objective
1 10 of the consultation shall be to place a parent or legal
1 11 guardian in the position of subsequently making an educated
1 12 and informed decision regarding the pursuit of brachial plexus
1 13 injury treatment.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 This bill requires the university of Iowa hospitals and
1 16 clinics to develop and maintain a comprehensive database of
1 17 information regarding brachial plexus injury. The bill
1 18 provides that in every case where an infant is diagnosed with
1 19 brachial plexus injury, the parents or legal guardians shall
1 20 be given the opportunity to consult with a brachial plexus
1 21 injury specialist regarding treatment options and reported
1 22 success rates, with the objective of subsequently making an
1 23 educated and informed decision regarding the pursuit of
1 24 brachial plexus injury treatment.
1 25 LSB 1345XS 79
1 26 rn/cf/24
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