Iowa HF256 amends the statute of repose for medical malpractice claims, extending exceptions beyond foreign objects left in the body to include.

Iowa HF256 modifies the statute of repose for medical malpractice claims. Currently, such claims must be filed within two years of the claimant's knowledge of the injury or death, but no more than six years after the act or omission causing it. The bill adds an exception to this six-year limit if the cause of the injury or death was concealed by the healthcare provider. This means that if a healthcare provider hid the cause of the injury or death, the six-year repose period does not start until the claimant knows or should have known about the concealment.

Iowa HF256 amends the statute of repose for medical malpractice claims, extending exceptions beyond foreign objects left in the body to include.

Iowa HF256 modifies the statute of repose for medical malpractice claims. Currently, such claims must be filed within two years of the claimant's knowledge of the injury or death, but no more than six years after the act or omission causing it. The bill adds an exception to this six-year limit if the cause of the injury or death was concealed by the healthcare provider. This means that if a healthcare provider hid the cause of the injury or death, the six-year repose period does not start until the claimant knows or should have known about the concealment.