House
File
2564
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Enrolled
House
File
2564
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
A
PREGNANT
MINOR’S
LEGAL
CAPACITY
TO
CONSENT
TO
THE
PROVISION
OF
CERTAIN
MEDICAL
CARE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.196
Pregnancy
care
for
minors.
1.
If
a
parent,
guardian,
or
legal
custodian
of
a
minor
is
not
reasonably
available,
the
minor
shall
have
the
legal
capacity
to
give
consent
to
the
provision
of
prenatal
care,
intrapartum
care,
or
postnatal
care
to
the
minor
by
a
physician,
a
physician’s
designee,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
a
physician
assistant,
a
registered
nurse,
a
licensed
practical
nurse,
or
an
emergency
medical
care
provider.
House
File
2564,
p.
2
2.
Subsection
1
shall
not
be
construed
to
relieve
a
physician,
a
physician’s
designee,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
a
physician
assistant,
a
registered
nurse,
a
licensed
practical
nurse,
or
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
of
the
duty
to
obtain
informed
consent
from
the
minor
patient
for
the
provision
of
such
care.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2564,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor