Iowa HF2305 amends health care decision laws, expanding decision-makers for palliative care, hospice programs, and life-sustaining procedures.

Iowa HF2305 modifies health care decision laws, affecting palliative care, hospice programs, and life-sustaining procedures. The bill expands the categories of individuals who can make decisions for patients unable to do so themselves, including relatives and close friends. It also allows guardians to decide on hospice care, life-sustaining procedures, and resuscitation without court approval. The bill defines terms such as "close adult friend" and "attending provider," and it outlines the process for making and revoking declarations for life-sustaining procedures. Effective July 1, 2026.

Iowa HF2305 amends health care decision laws, expanding decision-makers for palliative care, hospice programs, and life-sustaining procedures.

Iowa HF2305 modifies health care decision laws, affecting palliative care, hospice programs, and life-sustaining procedures. The bill expands the categories of individuals who can make decisions for patients unable to do so themselves, including relatives and close friends. It also allows guardians to decide on hospice care, life-sustaining procedures, and resuscitation without court approval. The bill defines terms such as "close adult friend" and "attending provider," and it outlines the process for making and revoking declarations for life-sustaining procedures. Effective July 1, 2026.