House File 2 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2 BY A. MEYER A BILL FOR An Act relating to the qualifications of a county medical 1 examiner. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1287YH (3) 91 ll/js
H.F. 2 Section 1. Section 331.801, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. To serve as a county medical examiner , a person shall be 3 licensed in this state as a doctor of medicine and surgery, a 4 doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or an osteopathic 5 physician , an advanced registered nurse practitioner, or a 6 physician assistant . The medical examiner shall be appointed 7 by the board from lists of two or more names submitted by the 8 medical society and , any of its allied medical societies, or 9 the osteopathic society of the county in which the candidate 10 resides. If names are not submitted by either society any of 11 these societies , the board may appoint any licensed physician, 12 osteopathic physician and surgeon, or osteopathic physician , 13 advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant 14 of the county. If a qualified physician , advanced registered 15 nurse practitioner, or physician assistant of the county 16 will not serve, the board may appoint a physician , advanced 17 registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant from 18 another county. If a county medical examiner is unable to 19 serve in a particular case or for a period of time, the medical 20 examiner shall promptly notify the chairperson of the board 21 who shall designate some other qualified physician , advanced 22 registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to serve 23 temporarily. 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 This bill relates to the qualifications of a person who 28 may serve as a county medical examiner. Under current law, 29 a licensed physician, osteopathic physician and surgeon, or 30 osteopathic physician may be appointed by the county board of 31 supervisors to serve as a county medical examiner. The bill 32 includes advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician 33 assistants to the list of medical professionals who may be 34 appointed as a county medical examiner. 35 -1- LSB 1287YH (3) 91 ll/js 1/ 1