Exempts claims involving sexual assault from limitations on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.

This bill modifies the Iowa Code to exempt claims involving sexual assault from the limitations on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. Specifically, it ensures that if a healthcare provider is a defendant in a personal injury action, the limitation on noneconomic damages does not apply if the defendant's actions are sexual in nature. This applies regardless of whether the defendant's actions were committed under the guise of medical diagnosis, counseling, or treatment, or if the patient believed at the time that the act was for medical purposes.

Exempts claims involving sexual assault from limitations on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.

This bill modifies the Iowa Code to exempt claims involving sexual assault from the limitations on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. Specifically, it ensures that if a healthcare provider is a defendant in a personal injury action, the limitation on noneconomic damages does not apply if the defendant's actions are sexual in nature. This applies regardless of whether the defendant's actions were committed under the guise of medical diagnosis, counseling, or treatment, or if the patient believed at the time that the act was for medical purposes.