Senate File 2032 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2032 BY CARLIN A BILL FOR An Act requiring the reporting of COVID-19 vaccination 1 information on a death certificate form. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5506XS (2) 89 pf/rh
S.F. 2032 Section 1. DEATH CERTIFICATE FORM —— INFORMATION REGARDING 1 COVID-19 VACCINATION —— DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING. The 2 department of public health shall amend the death certificate 3 form to include a request for information regarding the date 4 of the decedent’s most recent COVID-19 vaccination. Based on 5 the information received, the bureau of health statistics shall 6 compile data from certified death certificates documenting 7 the deaths of individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccination 8 within seven days of the individual’s death and shall report 9 the data in the vital statistics of Iowa annual report. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill requires that the department of public health 14 amend the death certificate form to include a request for 15 information regarding the date of the decedent’s most recent 16 COVID-19 vaccination. Based on the information received, 17 the bureau of health statistics shall compile data from 18 the certified death certificates documenting the deaths of 19 individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccination within seven 20 days of the individual’s death and shall report the data in the 21 vital statistics of Iowa annual report. 22 -1- LSB 5506XS (2) 89 pf/rh 1/ 1