Head v. Colloton

McCORMICK, Justice.

This appeal presents a question concerning the right of access of a member of the general public to a hospital’s record of the identity of a potential bone marrow donor. The trial court held that a hospital’s record of the tissue typing of a potential donor is not exempt from disclosure under section 68A.7(2) of the Iowa Code (1983), the public records statute. We granted interlocutory review of the court’s order. After expedited submission of the appeal, we now hold that the statute requires the record to be kept confidential. Therefore we reverse the trial court.

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