Iowa Code § 686D.3
Actual injury requirement in civil actions alleging COVID-19 exposure
2020 Acts, ch 1070, §5, 11
A person shall not bring or maintain a civil action alleging exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 unless one of the following applies:
- 1. The civil action relates to a minimum medical condition.
- 2. The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.
- 3. The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.
Section applies retroactively to January 1, 2020; 2020 Acts, ch 1070, §11
2020 Acts, ch 1070, §5, 11