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SENATE
FILE
602
BY
QUIRMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
modification
and
substitution
of
a
death
1
certificate
based
on
information
obtained
from
a
brain
2
autopsy.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
144.26,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
a.
The
department
shall
establish
3
procedures
to
allow
for
a
modification
and
substitution
of
a
4
death
certificate
when
a
brain
autopsy
performed
by
a
person
5
or
laboratory
licensed
or
authorized
by
the
state
to
perform
6
an
autopsy,
or
by
an
accredited
medical
school
located
in
7
the
United
States,
provides
additional
information
regarding
8
conditions
that
may
have
contributed
to
a
decedent’s
death.
9
b.
Notwithstanding
subsection
4,
a
modification
and
10
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
under
this
subsection
11
shall
not
require
a
court
order
if
a
person
applies
for
the
12
modification
and
substitution
within
ten
years
of
the
date
of
13
the
decedent’s
death.
14
c.
A
substituted
death
certificate
under
this
subsection
15
shall
comply
with
requirements
pursuant
to
sections
144.38
and
16
144.41.
17
d.
The
state
shall
not
charge
a
fee
for
a
modification
and
18
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
under
this
subsection.
19
e.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
20
to
implement
this
subsection.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
modification
and
substitution
of
a
25
death
certificate
based
on
information
obtained
from
a
brain
26
autopsy.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
27
human
services
(HHS)
to
establish
procedures
to
allow
for
a
28
modification
and
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
when
a
29
brain
autopsy
performed
by
a
person
or
laboratory
licensed
30
or
authorized
by
the
state
to
perform
an
autopsy,
or
by
31
an
accredited
medical
school
located
in
the
United
States,
32
provides
additional
information
regarding
conditions
that
may
33
have
contributed
to
a
decedent’s
death.
A
modification
and
34
substitution
of
a
death
certificate
shall
not
require
a
court
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order
if
a
person
applies
for
the
modification
and
substitution
1
within
10
years
of
the
date
of
the
decedent’s
death.
The
2
bill
requires
a
substituted
death
certificate
to
comply
with
3
Code
sections
144.38
and
144.41,
and
prohibits
the
state
from
4
charging
a
fee
for
a
modification
and
substitution
of
the
death
5
certificate.
The
bill
directs
HHS
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
6
the
bill.
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