Iowa SF2014 creates the Restroom Emergency Access Act, allowing consumers with certain medical conditions emergency access to employee restrooms in.

Iowa SF2014, the Restroom Emergency Access Act, mandates that retail establishments with employee restrooms not open to the public allow consumers with eligible medical conditions emergency access to these facilities during business hours. Eligible conditions include Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and conditions requiring an ostomy device. The consumer must present written documentation from a health care professional. The bill exempts establishments from making physical changes to employee restrooms.

Iowa SF2014 creates the Restroom Emergency Access Act, allowing consumers with certain medical conditions emergency access to employee restrooms in.

Iowa SF2014, the Restroom Emergency Access Act, mandates that retail establishments with employee restrooms not open to the public allow consumers with eligible medical conditions emergency access to these facilities during business hours. Eligible conditions include Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and conditions requiring an ostomy device. The consumer must present written documentation from a health care professional. The bill exempts establishments from making physical changes to employee restrooms.