Senate File 440 - Introduced SENATE FILE 440 BY LOFGREN A BILL FOR An Act relating to patients’ written consent to a medical or 1 surgical procedure. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1805XS (1) 90 cm/ns

S.F. 440 Section 1. Section 147.137, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Acknowledges that the physician 3 performing a surgical or invasive procedure informed the 4 patient of the experience the physician has had in performing 5 the procedure including the approximate number of times 6 the physician has performed the procedure, the protocols in 7 effect at the time the procedure is performed, and educational 8 background regarding the procedure. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill relates to a patient’s written consent to a medical 13 or surgical procedure. The bill requires the written consent 14 to acknowledge that the physician performing the procedure 15 has informed the patient of the physician’s experience in 16 performing the procedure including (1) the approximate number 17 of times the physician has performed the procedure, (2) the 18 protocols in effect at the time of the procedure, and (3) 19 educational background regarding the procedure. 20 -1- LSB 1805XS (1) 90 cm/ns 1/ 1