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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 124.101, subsections 1 and 23, Code 1 2 1995, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. "Administer" means the direct application of a 1 4 controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, 1 5 ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or 1 6 research subject by: 1 7 a. A practitioner, or in the practitioner's presence, by 1 8 the practitioner's authorized agent; or 1 9 b. The patient or research subject at the direction and in 1 10 the presence of the practitioner. 1 11 Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to 1 12 prevent a physician, dentist,podiatristpodiatric physician, 1 13 or veterinarian from delegating the administration of 1 14 controlled substances under this chapter to a nurse, intern, 1 15 or other qualified individual or, as to veterinarians, to an 1 16 orderly or assistant, under the veterinarian's direction and 1 17 supervision; all pursuant to rules adopted by the board. 1 18 23. "Practitioner" means either: 1 19 a. A physician, dentist,podiatristpodiatric physician, 1 20 veterinarian, scientific investigator or other person 1 21 licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, 1 22 dispense, conduct research with respect to or to administer a 1 23 controlled substance in the course of professional practice or 1 24 research in this state. 1 25 b. A pharmacy, hospital or other institution licensed, 1 26 registered, or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, 1 27 conduct research with respect to or to administer a controlled 1 28 substance in the course of professional practice or research 1 29 in this state. 1 30 Sec. 2. Section 135.1, subsection 4, Code 1995, is amended 1 31 to read as follows: 1 32 4. "Physician" means a person licensed to practice 1 33 medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, 1 34 osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry under the laws of this 1 35 state; but a person licensed as a physician and surgeon shall 2 1 be designated as a "physician" or "surgeon", a person licensed 2 2 as an osteopathic physician and surgeon shall be designated as 2 3 an "osteopathic physician" or "osteopathic surgeon", a person 2 4 licensed as an osteopath shall be designated as an 2 5 "osteopathic physician", a person licensed as a chiropractor 2 6 shall be designated as a "chiropractor", and a person licensed 2 7 as a podiatrist shall be designated as a "podiatristpodiatric 2 8 physician". 2 9 Sec. 3. Section 147.1, subsection 7, Code 1995, is amended 2 10 to read as follows: 2 11 7. "Licensed" or "certified" when applied to a physician 2 12 and surgeon,podiatristpodiatric physician, osteopath, 2 13 osteopathic physician and surgeon, physician assistant, 2 14 psychologist or associate psychologist, chiropractor, nurse, 2 15 dentist, dental hygienist, optometrist, speech pathologist, 2 16 audiologist, pharmacist, physical therapist, occupational 2 17 therapist, practitioner of cosmetology arts and sciences, 2 18 practitioner of barbering, funeral director, dietitian, 2 19 marital and family therapist, mental health counselor, or 2 20 social worker means a person licensed under this subtitle, 2 21 excluding chapters 152B, 152C, and 152D. 2 22 Sec. 4. Section 147.74, subsection 6, Code 1995, is 2 23 amended to read as follows: 2 24 6. Apodiatristpodiatric physician may use the prefix 2 25 "Dr." but shall add after the person's name the word 2 26 "podiatristpodiatric physician". 2 27 Sec. 5. Section 147.107, subsections 1 and 2, Code 1995, 2 28 are amended to read as follows: 2 29 1. A person, other than a pharmacist, physician, dentist, 2 30podiatristpodiatric physician, or veterinarian who dispenses 2 31 as an incident to the practice of the practitioner's 2 32 profession, shall not dispense prescription drugs or 2 33 controlled substances. 2 34 2. A pharmacist, physician, dentist, orpodiatrist2 35 podiatric physician who dispenses prescription drugs, 3 1 including but not limited to controlled substances, for human 3 2 use, may delegate nonjudgmental dispensing functions to staff 3 3 assistants only when verification of the accuracy and 3 4 completeness of the prescription is determined by the 3 5 pharmacist or practitioner in the pharmacist's or 3 6 practitioner's physical presence. 3 7 A dentist orpodiatristpodiatric physician who dispenses 3 8 prescription drugs, other than drug samples, pursuant to this 3 9 subsection, shall annually register the fact that they 3 10 dispense prescription drugs with the practitioner's respective 3 11 examining board. A physician doing so shall register 3 12 biennially. 3 13 A physician, dentist, orpodiatristpodiatric physician who 3 14 dispenses prescription drugs, other than drug samples, 3 15 pursuant to this subsection, shall offer to provide the 3 16 patient with a written prescription that may be dispensed from 3 17 a pharmacy of the patient's choice or offer to transmit the 3 18 prescription to a pharmacy of the patient's choice. 3 19 Sec. 6. Section 147.136, Code 1995, is amended to read as 3 20 follows: 3 21 147.136 SCOPE OF RECOVERY. 3 22 In an action for damages for personal injury against a 3 23 physician and surgeon, osteopath, osteopathic physician and 3 24 surgeon, dentist,podiatristpodiatric physician, optometrist, 3 25 pharmacist, chiropractor, or nurse licensed to practice that 3 26 profession in this state, or against a hospital licensed for 3 27 operation in this state, based on the alleged negligence of 3 28 the practitioner in the practice of the profession or 3 29 occupation, or upon the alleged negligence of the hospital in 3 30 patient care, in which liability is admitted or established, 3 31 the damages awarded shall not include actual economic losses 3 32 incurred or to be incurred in the future by the claimant by 3 33 reason of the personal injury, including but not limited to, 3 34 the cost of reasonable and necessary medical care, 3 35 rehabilitation services, and custodial care, and the loss of 4 1 services and loss of earned income, to the extent that those 4 2 losses are replaced or are indemnified by insurance, or by 4 3 governmental, employment, or service benefit programs or from 4 4 any other source except the assets of the claimant or of the 4 5 members of the claimant's immediate family. 4 6 Sec. 7. Section 147.138, Code 1995, is amended to read as 4 7 follows: 4 8 147.138 CONTINGENT FEE OF ATTORNEY REVIEWED BY COURT. 4 9 In any action for personal injury or wrongful death against 4 10 any physician and surgeon, osteopath, osteopathic physician 4 11 and surgeon, dentist,podiatristpodiatric physician, 4 12 optometrist, pharmacist, chiropractor or nurse licensed under 4 13 this chapter or against any hospital licensed under chapter 4 14 135B, based upon the alleged negligence of the licensee in the 4 15 practice of that profession or occupation, or upon the alleged 4 16 negligence of the hospital in patient care, the court shall 4 17 determine the reasonableness of any contingent fee arrangement 4 18 between the plaintiff and the plaintiff's attorney. 4 19 Sec. 8. Section 148A.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 4 20 follows: 4 21 148A.1 DEFINITION &endash; REFERRAL &endash; AUTHORIZATION. 4 22 As used in this chapter, physical therapy is that branch of 4 23 science that deals with the evaluation and treatment of human 4 24 capabilities and impairments. Physical therapy uses the 4 25 effective properties of physical agents including, but not 4 26 limited to, mechanical devices, heat, cold, air, light, water, 4 27 electricity, and sound, and therapeutic exercises, and 4 28 rehabilitative procedures to prevent, correct, minimize, or 4 29 alleviate a physical impairment. Physical therapy includes 4 30 the interpretation of performances, tests, and measurements, 4 31 the establishment and modification of physical therapy 4 32 programs, treatment planning, consultative services, 4 33 instructions to the patients, and the administration and 4 34 supervision attendant to physical therapy facilities. 4 35 Physical therapy evaluation and treatment may be rendered by a 5 1 physical therapist with or without a referral from a 5 2 physician,podiatristpodiatric physician, dentist, or 5 3 chiropractor, except that a hospital may require that physical 5 4 therapy evaluation and treatment provided in the hospital 5 5 shall be done only upon prior review by and authorization of a 5 6 member of the hospital's medical staff. 5 7 Sec. 9. Section 149.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 5 8 follows: 5 9 149.1 PERSONS ENGAGED IN PRACTICE &endash; DEFINITION. 5 10 1. For the purpose of this subtitle the following classes 5 11 of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of 5 12 podiatry: 5 13 a. Persons who publicly profess to bepodiatrists5 14 podiatric physicians or who publicly profess to assume the 5 15 duties incident to the practice of podiatry. 5 16 b. Persons who diagnose, prescribe, or prescribe and 5 17 furnish medicine for ailments of the human foot, or treat such 5 18 ailments by medical, mechanical, or surgical treatments. 5 19 1A. Podiatric physician means a physician or surgeon 5 20 licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of 5 21 podiatric medicine and surgery. 5 22 2. As used in this chapter, "human foot" means the ankle 5 23 and soft tissue which insert into the foot as well as the 5 24 foot. 5 25 Sec. 10. Section 149.5, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 5 26 is amended to read as follows: 5 27 A licensedpodiatristpodiatric physician may prescribe and 5 28 administer drugs for the treatment of human foot ailments as 5 29 provided in section 149.1. 5 30 Sec. 11. Section 149.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as 5 31 follows: 5 32 149.6 TITLE OR ABBREVIATION. 5 33 Every licensee shall be designated as a licensedpodiatrist5 34 podiatric physician and shall not use any title or 5 35 abbreviation without the designation "practice limited to the 6 1 foot," nor mislead the public in any way as to the limited 6 2 field or practice. 6 3 Sec. 12. Section 152.1, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 6 4 1995, is amended to read as follows: 6 5 c. The performance of services by employed workers in 6 6 offices, hospitals, or health care facilities, as defined in 6 7 section 135C.1, under the supervision of a physician or a 6 8 nurse licensed under this chapter, or employed in the office 6 9 of a psychologist,podiatristpodiatric physician, 6 10 optometrist, chiropractor, speech pathologist, audiologist, or 6 11 physical therapist licensed to practice in this state, and 6 12 when acting while within the scope of the employer's license. 6 13 Sec. 13. Section 155A.3, subsection 27, Code 1995, is 6 14 amended to read as follows: 6 15 27. "Practitioner" means a physician, dentist,podiatrist6 16 podiatric physician, veterinarian, or other person licensed or 6 17 registered to distribute or dispense a prescription drug or 6 18 device in the course of professional practice in this state or 6 19 a person licensed by another state in a health field in which, 6 20 under Iowa law, licensees in this state may legally prescribe 6 21 drugs. 6 22 Sec. 14. Section 155A.21, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 6 23 amended to read as follows: 6 24 2. Subsection 1 does not apply to a licensed pharmacy, 6 25 licensed wholesaler, physician, veterinarian, dentist, 6 26podiatristpodiatric physician, therapeutically certified 6 27 optometrist, a nurse acting under the direction of a 6 28 physician, or the board of pharmacy examiners, its officers, 6 29 agents, inspectors, and representatives, nor to a common 6 30 carrier, manufacturer's representative, or messenger when 6 31 transporting the drug in the same unbroken package in which 6 32 the drug was delivered to that person for transportation. 6 33 Sec. 15. Section 155A.23, subsection 3, Code 1995,is 6 34 amended to read as follows: 6 35 3. For the purpose of obtaining a prescription drug, 7 1 falsely assume the title of or claim to be a manufacturer, 7 2 wholesaler, pharmacist, pharmacy owner, physician, dentist, 7 3podiatristpodiatric physician, veterinarian, or other 7 4 authorized person. 7 5 Sec. 16. Section 232.2, subsection 23, Code 1995, is 7 6 amended to read as follows: 7 7 23. "Health practitioner" means a licensed physician or 7 8 surgeon, osteopath, osteopathic physician or surgeon, dentist, 7 9 optometrist,podiatristpodiatric physician, or chiropractor, 7 10 a resident or intern of any such profession, and any 7 11 registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. 7 12 Sec. 17. Section 232.68, subsection 5, Code 1995, is 7 13 amended to read as follows: 7 14 5. "Health practitioner" includes a licensed physician and 7 15 surgeon, osteopath, osteopathic physician and surgeon, 7 16 dentist, optometrist,podiatristpodiatric physician, or 7 17 chiropractor; a resident or intern in any of such professions; 7 18 a licensed dental hygienist, a registered nurse or licensed 7 19 practical nurse; and a basic emergency medical care provider 7 20 certified under section 147.161 or an advanced emergency 7 21 medical care provider certified under section 147A.6. 7 22 Sec. 18. Section 514.18, Code 1995, is amended to read as 7 23 follows: 7 24 514.18PODIATRISTSPODIATRIC PHYSICIANS. 7 25 Medical or surgical services or procedures constituting the 7 26 practice of podiatry, also known as chiropody, as defined by 7 27 chapter 149, and covered by the terms of any individual, 7 28 group, blanket, or franchise policy providing accident or 7 29 health benefits hereafter delivered or hereafter issued for 7 30 delivery in Iowa and covering an Iowa risk may be performed by 7 31 any practitioner, selected by the insured, licensed under 7 32 chapter 149 to perform such medical or surgical services or 7 33 procedures. Any provision of such policy or exclusion or 7 34 limitation denying an insured the free choice of such licensed 7 35podiatristpodiatric physician, also known as chiropodist, 8 1 shall to the extent of the denial, be void, but such voidance 8 2 shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of the 8 3 policy. 8 4 Sec. 19. Section 519.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 8 5 follows: 8 6 519.1 AUTHORIZATION. 8 7 Any number of physicians and surgeons, osteopaths, 8 8 osteopathic physicians and surgeons,podiatristpodiatric 8 9 physicians, chiropractors, pharmacists, dentists, and graduate 8 10 nurses, licensed to practice their profession in this state, 8 11 and hospitals licensed under chapter 135B, may, by complying 8 12 with the provisions of this chapter and without regard to 8 13 other statutory provisions, enter into contracts with each 8 14 other for the purpose of protecting themselves by insurance 8 15 against loss by reason of actions at law on account of their 8 16 alleged error, mistake, negligence, or carelessness in the 8 17 treatment and care of patients, including the performance of 8 18 surgical operations, or in the prescribing and dispensing of 8 19 drugs and medicines, or for loss by reason of damages in other 8 20 respects, and to reimburse any member in case of such loss. 8 21 Sec. 20. Section 519A.2, subsection 3, Code 1995, is 8 22 amended to read as follows: 8 23 3. "Licensed health care provider" means and includes a 8 24 physician and surgeon, osteopath, osteopathic physician and 8 25 surgeon, dentist,podiatristpodiatric physician, optometrist, 8 26 pharmacist, chiropractor or nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 8 27 147, and a hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B. 8 28 Sec. 21. Section 614.1, subsection 9, Code 1995, is 8 29 amended to read as follows: 8 30 9. MALPRACTICE. Those founded on injuries to the person 8 31 or wrongful death against any physician and surgeon, 8 32 osteopath, osteopathic physician and surgeon, dentist, 8 33podiatristpodiatric physician, optometrist, pharmacist, 8 34 chiropractor, or nurse, licensed under chapter 147, or a 8 35 hospital licensed under chapter 135B, arising out of patient 9 1 care, within two years after the date on which the claimant 9 2 knew, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have 9 3 known, or received notice in writing of the existence of, the 9 4 injury or death for which damages are sought in the action, 9 5 whichever of the dates occurs first, but in no event shall any 9 6 action be brought more than six years after the date on which 9 7 occurred the act or omission or occurrence alleged in the 9 8 action to have been the cause of the injury or death unless a 9 9 foreign object unintentionally left in the body caused the 9 10 injury or death. 9 11 EXPLANATION 9 12 This bill changes the name of those individuals licensed to 9 13 practice podiatry from podiatrist to podiatric physician. 9 14 LSB 1477HH 76 9 15 cl/cf/24
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