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Senate
File
296
-
Enrolled

Senate
File
296

AN
ACT

ALLOWING
POLICE
SERVICE
DOGS
TO
RECEIVE
EMERGENCY
VETERINARY

MEDICAL
SERVICES
WHILE
ON
DUTY.

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:

Section
1.
Section
147A.8,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding

the
following
new
subsection:

NEW
SUBSECTION

.
3.
Provide
veterinary
medical
services
by

diagnosing
or
treating
a
severely
injured
police
service
dog

as
provided
in
section
169.4.

Sec.
2.
Section
169.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the

following
new
subsection:

NEW
SUBSECTION

.
17.
a.
An
emergency
medical
care
provider

certified
pursuant
to
chapter
147A
who
elects
to
provide

veterinary
medical
services
by
diagnosing
or
treating
a
police

service
dog,
if
all
of
the
following
apply:

Senate
File
296,
p.
2

(1)
The
police
service
dog
was
on
duty
under
the
supervision

of
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4.

(2)
The
police
service
dog
suffered
a
severe
injury.

(3)
The
veterinary
medical
services
are
necessary
to

immediately
stabilize
the
police
service
dog’s
condition
for

later
diagnosis
or
treatment
by
a
licensed
veterinarian
or
the

holder
of
a
valid
temporary
permit.

b.
An
emergency
medical
care
provider
certified
pursuant

to
chapter
147A
may
elect
not
to
provide
veterinary
medical

services
under
paragraph
“a”
.

c.
If
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
certified
pursuant

to
chapter
147A
elects
to
provide
veterinary
medical
services

under
paragraph
“a”
,
the
emergency
medical
care
provider
shall

not
be
civilly
liable
for
diagnosing
or
treating
the
police

service
dog
if
the
emergency
medical
care
provider
acted

reasonably
and
in
good
faith.

d.
An
emergency
medical
care
provider
certified
pursuant
to

chapter
147A
electing
to
provide
veterinary
medical
services

under
paragraph
“a”
shall
comply
with
all
of
the
following:

(1)
The
emergency
medical
care
provider
may
diagnose

or
treat
a
severely
injured
police
service
dog
only
after

the
emergency
medical
care
provider
furnishes
all
diagnoses

or
treatment
needed
by
the
last
human
at
the
scene
of
the

emergency.

(2)
The
emergency
medical
care
provider
shall
not
use

equipment,
or
shall
discontinue
the
use
of
equipment,
to

diagnose
or
treat
a
severely
injured
police
service
dog
at
the

scene
of
an
emergency,
if
any
of
the
following
apply:

(a)
The
equipment
is
needed
to
diagnose
or
treat
a
human
at

the
scene
of
the
emergency.

(b)
The
equipment
is
dispatched
to
another
location.

(3)
The
emergency
medical
care
provider
shall
not
diagnose

or
treat
a
severely
injured
police
service
dog,
or
shall

discontinue
diagnosing
or
treating
a
severely
injured
police

service
dog,
at
the
scene
of
an
emergency,
if
any
of
the

following
apply:

(a)
The
emergency
medical
care
provider
is
dispatched
to

another
location.

Senate
File
296,
p.
3

(b)
A
vehicle
used
to
transport
the
emergency
medical
care

provider
is
dispatched
to
another
location.

e.
A
severely
injured
police
service
dog
shall
not
be

transported
in
a
vehicle
that
provides
emergency
medical
or

ambulance
services.

______________________________

AMY
SINCLAIR

President
of
the
Senate

______________________________

PAT
GRASSLEY

Speaker
of
the
House

I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and

is
known
as
Senate
File
296,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.

______________________________

W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON

Secretary
of
the
Senate

Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________

KIM
REYNOLDS

Governor