Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 272C.8 (2026)

Immunities

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1. a. A person shall not be civilly liable as a result of the person’s acts, omissions, or decisions in good faith as a member of a licensing board or as an employee or agent in connection with the person’s duties.

b. A person shall not be civilly liable as a result of filing a report or complaint with a licensing board or peer review committee, or for the disclosure to a licensing board or its agents or employees, whether or not pursuant to a subpoena of records, documents, testimony, or other forms of information which constitute privileged matter concerning a recipient of health care services or some other person, in connection with proceedings of a peer review committee, or in connection with duties of a health care board. However, such immunity from civil liability shall not apply if such act is done with malice.

c. A person shall not be dismissed from employment, and shall not be discriminated against by an employer because the person filed a complaint with a licensing board or peer review committee, or because the person participated as a member, agent, or employee of a licensing board or peer review committee, or presented testimony or other evidence to a licensing board or peer review committee.

2. Any employer who violates the terms of this section shall be liable to any person aggrieved for actual and punitive damages plus reasonable attorney fees. [C79, 81, §258A.8] C93, §272C.8 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §74 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: Suggitt v. Foushee (In Re Foushee), 283 B.R. 278 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2002).
Suggitt v. Foushee (In Re Foushee), 283 B.R. 278 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2002). · cites it 6× “Suggitt answered and filed a counterclaim for violation of Iowa Code § 272C.8, a “whistle-blower” statute.”
Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, PC, 799 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 2015). “See Iowa Code § 272C.8(l)(c); Iowa Admin. Code §§ 653-22.”
Mark H. Andrew, M.D. v. Hamilton Cnty. Pub. Hosp. d/b/a Van Diest Med. Ctr. (Iowa 2021). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(b) (2016). This immunity is not absolute: “[S]uch immunity from civil liability shall not apply if such act is done with malice.”
Pamela Gibson v. Jay Buckley, Dds (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(c). Any employer who violates this statutory protection “shall be liable to any person aggrieved for actual and punitive damages plus reasonable attorney fees.”
— Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(b) — 1 case
Mark H. Andrew, M.D. v. Hamilton Cnty. Pub. Hosp. d/b/a Van Diest Med. Ctr. (Iowa 2021). “Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(b) (2016). This immunity is not absolute: “[S]uch immunity from civil liability shall not apply if such act is done with malice.”
— Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(c) — 1 case
Pamela Gibson v. Jay Buckley, Dds (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “” Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(c). Any employer who violates this statutory protection “shall be liable to any person aggrieved for actual and punitive damages plus reasonable attorney fees.”
— Iowa Code § 272C.8(2) — 2 cases
Suggitt v. Foushee (In Re Foushee), 283 B.R. 278 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2002). “Suggitt answered and filed a counterclaim for violation of Iowa Code § 272C.8, a “whistle-blower” statute.”
Pamela Gibson v. Jay Buckley, Dds (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “” Iowa Code § 272C.8(1)(c). Any employer who violates this statutory protection “shall be liable to any person aggrieved for actual and punitive damages plus reasonable attorney fees.”
— Iowa Code § 272C.8(3) — 1 case
Suggitt v. Foushee (In Re Foushee), 283 B.R. 278 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2002). “Suggitt answered and filed a counterclaim for violation of Iowa Code § 272C.8, a “whistle-blower” statute.”
— Iowa Code § 272C.8(l)(c) — 1 case
Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, PC, 799 F.3d 922 (8th Cir. 2015). “See Iowa Code § 272C.8(l)(c); Iowa Admin. Code §§ 653-22.”
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