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Iowa Code § 144A.5

Determination of terminal condition

Known as the Life-sustaining Procedures Act

The act spans §§ 144–144 (13 sections).

When an attending physician who has been provided with a declaration determines that the declarant is in a terminal condition, this decision must be confirmed by another physician. The attending physician must record that determination in the declarant’s medical record.

85 Acts, ch 3, §6

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.