Iowa Code Title II. Elections and Official Duties [Chs. 39-79] § 70A.39. Blood, bone marrow, and living organ donation incentive program

a. “Blood”means whole blood, power red, platelets, or plasma.

b. “Bone marrow” means the soft tissue that fills human bone cavities.

c. “Living organ” means one of two kidneys, one of two lobes of a liver, a lung or part of a lung, part of the pancreas, or part of the intestines.

a. A leave of absence of up to five workdays for an employee who requests a leave of absence to serve as a bone marrow donor if the employee provides written verification from the employee's physician or the hospital involved with the bone marrow donation that the employee will serve as a bone marrow donor.

b. A leave of absence of up to thirty workdays for an employee who requests a leave of absence to serve as a living organ donor if the employee provides written verification from the employee's physician or the hospital involved with the living organ donation that the employee will serve as a living organ donor.

c. A leave of absence of up to two consecutive hours in a workday for an employee who requests a leave of absence to serve as a voluntary blood donor if the employee provides written verification from the employee's physician or the facility involved with the blood donation that the employee will serve as a voluntary blood donor. An employee may submit a request for a leave of absence under this paragraph no more than four times in a year.