{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-144e.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 144E.5","heading":"Heirs not liable for treatment debts.","body":"If a patient dies while being treated with an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or an individualized investigational treatment, the patient’s heirs are not liable for any outstanding debt related to the treatment or lack of insurance due to the treatment.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 144E - EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/144E.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"4ca447f8253ae00ca23800232fa889f87ba69261424a07b389583761055bd7d6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-144e.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-144e.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}