142C.16 - ANATOMICAL GIFT PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- ESTABLISHED -- DUTIES. - Iowa Statutes

142C.16 ANATOMICAL GIFT PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- ESTABLISHED -- DUTIES. 1. The Iowa department of public health shall establish an anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee. Members shall include a representative of each of the following, appointed by the respective entity or that entity's successor: a. A state organ procurement organization. b. The Iowa medical society. c. The Iowa hospital association. d. The osteopathic medical association. e. A procurement organization. f. The Iowa chapter of the national association of social workers. The representative shall be a member of the association knowledgeable in anatomical gifts. g. The Iowa funeral directors association. h. The Iowa department of public health. i. The department of human services. j. The department of inspections and appeals. k. The state medical examiner. 2. Members shall serve staggered terms of two years. Appointments of members of the committee shall comply with section 69.16 but are not subject to section 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing authority and in the manner of the original appointment. 3. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 4. The committee shall annually select a chairperson from its membership. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 5. The advisory committee shall assist the department in all of the following activities: a. Accepting and awarding grants to promote the donation of anatomical gifts. b. Establishing criteria for the application for and awarding of grants to promote the donation of anatomical gifts. c. Examining the anatomical gifts system to identify improvements or enhancements to promote anatomical gifts. d. Recommending legislation to improve state law regarding anatomical gifts.          Section History: Recent Form 96 Acts, ch 1076, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 74, §4; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §21--23