A bill for an act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.

HF 254 requires Iowa healthcare facilities - including hospitals, surgical centers, and pregnancy resource centers - to report specific serious medical incidents to the state department of inspections within 15 working days. This includes events like wrong-site surgery, medication errors, patient disappearances, device failures causing injury, or deaths during routine procedures. Facilities must submit reports in a state-defined format without including patient or staff identifying information. Failure to report these incidents as defined in the bill may result in penalties.