Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2185: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5650XS (5) lh/jh S.F. 2185 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135S.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 2. "Director" means the director of inspections, appeals, and licensing, or the director's designee. 3. "Facility" means a hospital as defined in section 135B.1, an ambulatory surgical center as defined in section 135R.1, or a birth center as defined in section 135.131. 4. "Health care professional" means an individual licensed under chapter 148 to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, a podiatrist licensed under chapter 149, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 152E, or a pharmacist licensed under chapter 155A. 5. "Serious injury" means any of the following: a. A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual or a loss of bodily function, if the impairment or loss lasts more than seven days or is still present at the time of discharge from an inpatient health care facility. b. …
Sponsors
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:30AM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee reassigned: Lofgren, Guth, and Zimmer. S.J. 256 .
- : Subcommittee: Sweeney, Webster, and Zimmer. S.J. 243 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 187 .
Subjects: health-related professions, medical malpractice, health-related facilities, confidentiality, PRESERVATION BOARD, STATE, inspections, appeals, and licensing department, tort law, mortality
Common questions
- What is SF2185?
- SF2185 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
- What does SF2185 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of SF2185?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2185?
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48).
- Where is the official record for SF2185?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2185&ga=91
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