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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 135.11, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. Establish ad hoc and advisory 1 4 committees to the director in areas where technical expertise 1 5 is not otherwise readily available. Members may be 1 6 compensated for their actual and necessary expenses incurred 1 7 in the performance of their duties. Expense moneys paid to 1 8 the members shall be paid from funds appropriated to the 1 9 department. A majority of the members of such a committee 1 10 constitutes a quorum. 1 11 Sec. 2. Section 135.107, subsection 3, paragraph b, 1 12 subparagraph (2), subparagraph subdivision (a), Code 1 13 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 14 (a) Determination of eligibility requirements and 1 15 qualifications of an applicant to receive loan repayment under 1 16 the program, including but not limited to years of obligated 1 17 servicewhich shall be for a minimum of ten years unless1 18federal requirements for the program require differently, 1 19 clinical practice requirements, and residency requirements. 1 20 Loan repayment under the program shall not be approved for a 1 21 health provider whose license or certification is restricted 1 22 by a medical regulatory authority of any jurisdiction of the 1 23 United States, other nations, or territories. 1 24 Sec. 3. Section 135.107, subsection 3, paragraph c, 1 25 subparagraph (2), subparagraph subdivision (a), Code 1 26 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 27 (a) Determination of eligibility requirements and 1 28 qualifications of an applicant to receive scholarships under 1 29 the program, including but not limited to years of obligated 1 30 servicewhich shall be for a minimum of ten years unless1 31federal requirements for the program require differently, 1 32 clinical practice requirements, and residency requirements. 1 33 Sec. 4. Section 144C.4, subsection 6, Code Supplement 1 34 1995, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 35 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. Facilitate, in cooperation with the 2 1 health data commission established in section 145.2, the 2 2 transfer of historic health data from the commission to the 2 3 data repository. 2 4 Sec. 5. Section 147.8, Code 1995, is amended to read as 2 5 follows: 2 6 147.8 RECORD OF LICENSES. 2 7 The name, location, number of years of practice of the 2 8 person to whom a license is issued to practice a profession, 2 9 the number of the certificate, and the date of registration 2 10 thereof shall beentered in a book kept in the office of the2 11department to be known as the registry book, and the same2 12shall bekept and made available in a manner which is open to 2 13 public inspection. 2 14 Sec. 6. Section 152B.13, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2 15 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 16 The members of the advisory committee shall include two 2 17 licensed physicians with recognized training and experience in 2 18 respiratory care, two respiratory care practitioners, and one 2 19 public member. Not more than a simple majority of the 2 20 advisory committee shall be of one gender. A majority of the 2 21 members of the committee constitutes a quorum. Members shall 2 22 be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the 2 23 senate, and shall serve three-year terms beginning and ending 2 24 in accordance with section 69.19. Members shall be 2 25 compensated for their actual and necessary expenses incurred 2 26 in the performance of their duties. Expense moneys paid to 2 27 the members shall be paid from funds appropriated to the 2 28 department. Each member of the committee may also be eligible 2 29 to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 2 30 Sec. 7. Section 152C.2, Code 1995, is amended to read as 2 31 follows: 2 32 152C.2 MASSAGE THERAPY ADVISORY BOARD CREATED &endash; DUTIES. 2 33 The director of the department shall appoint members of the 2 34 board, including four massage therapists and three persons who 2 35 are not massage therapists and who shall represent the general 3 1 public. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a 3 2 quorum. Members shall be compensated for their actual and 3 3 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 3 4 duties. Expense moneys paid to the members shall be paid from 3 5 funds appropriated to the department. The board shall advise 3 6 the department regarding licensure and continuing education 3 7 requirements, standards of practice and professional ethics, 3 8 disciplinary actions, and other issues of concern to the 3 9 board. 3 10 Sec. 8. Section 152D.7, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 3 11 is amended to read as follows: 3 12 The members of the advisory board shall include three 3 13 licensed athletic trainers, three physicians licensed to 3 14 practice medicine in all its branches, and one public member. 3 15 Not more than a simple majority of the advisory board shall be 3 16 of one gender. A majority of the members of the board 3 17 constitutes a quorum. Members shall be appointed by the 3 18 governor, subject to confirmation by the senate, and shall 3 19 serve three-year terms beginning and ending in accordance with 3 20 section 69.19. Members shall be compensated for their actual 3 21 and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 3 22 duties. Expense moneys paid to the members shall be paid from 3 23 funds appropriated to the department. Each member of the 3 24 board may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided 3 25 in section 7E.6. 3 26 EXPLANATION 3 27 This bill relates to the administration of boards and 3 28 programs under the supervision of the department of public 3 29 health. 3 30 The bill authorizes the director of public health to 3 31 establish ad hoc and advisory committees supplying technical 3 32 expertise not otherwise available to the department, and 3 33 addresses compensation and majority vote aspects of committee 3 34 membership. 3 35 The bill deletes a requirement that applicants for loan 4 1 repayment or scholarship programs pursuant to primary care 4 2 recruitment and retention endeavor (PRIMECARRE) commit to a 4 3 minimum service obligation of 10 years. 4 4 The bill also deletes a recordkeeping requirement of the 4 5 bureau of professional licensure that a written registry book 4 6 containing licensee registration information be maintained for 4 7 public inspection. The information is available and open for 4 8 public inspection directly without the necessity of 4 9 maintaining a registry book. 4 10 The bill provides that the requirement of a two-thirds 4 11 majority vote to establish a quorum, pursuant to section 4 12 17A.2, will not apply with respect to the respiratory care, 4 13 massage therapy, and athletic trainer advisory boards. 4 14 Instead, a majority of the board members shall constitute a 4 15 quorum. The bill also provides for the compensation of 4 16 appointed members of the massage therapy board for expenses. 4 17 The bill requires the community health management 4 18 information system governing board to work together with the 4 19 health data commission to facilitate the transfer of historic 4 20 health data from the commission to the community health 4 21 management information system data repository. 4 22 BACKGROUND STATEMENT 4 23 SUBMITTED BY THE AGENCY 4 24 This bill makes various technical and corrective changes 4 25 necessary to the continued administration of the department of 4 26 public health. 4 27 Section 1 makes an addition to the enumerated duties of the 4 28 director of the department of public health. The director 4 29 would be provided the authority to establish ad hoc and 4 30 advisory committees for the purpose of advising and providing 4 31 technical expertise to the director that may be otherwise 4 32 unavailable to the department. The director would be given 4 33 the discretion and authority to reimburse committee member's 4 34 expenses as appropriate. Notwithstanding the provisions of 4 35 chapter 17A, a majority of the members of these committees 5 1 would constitute a quorum. 5 2 Sections 2 and 3 make modifications to the minimum service 5 3 obligations for recipients under the loan repayment and 5 4 scholarship programs of the PRIMECARRE (Primary Care 5 5 Recruitment and Retention Endeavor) established during the 5 6 1994 Session. The existing service obligation has proven to 5 7 be an obstacle for Iowa communities and their efforts to 5 8 recruit primary care providers. The ten-year commitment is 5 9 substantially greater than similar incentives in other states 5 10 and the two-year obligation required by federally funded 5 11 scholarship and loan programs. 5 12 Section 4 will enable the transfer of health data from the 5 13 commission to the data repository established by the community 5 14 health management information system (CHMIS). This will allow 5 15 historic, longitudinal, and trend analysis of health data. 5 16 Section 5 makes a nonsubstantive modification in the 5 17 recordkeeping requirements for the bureau of professional 5 18 licensure which will allow for the maintenance of licensure 5 19 records on computer. The change will eliminate the need to 5 20 duplicate these records in a written log. The existing public 5 21 access and inspection of professional licensure records is not 5 22 changed. 5 23 Sections 6, 7, and 8 make changes necessary to establish 5 24 that a majority of the board members constitutes a quorum for 5 25 the respiratory care, massage therapy, and athletic trainer 5 26 advisory boards. Under current law and unlike the examining 5 27 boards, these advisory boards are required under chapter 17A 5 28 to have a two-thirds majority to establish a quorum. 5 29 In addition, section 7 also provides for the compensation 5 30 of the appointed members of the massage therapy advisory board 5 31 for their expenses. Under current law, all of the examining 5 32 boards and remaining licensure advisory boards have specific 5 33 language authorizing reimbursement for expenses. The proposed 5 34 language for the massage therapy board would provide for equal 5 35 treatment regarding reimbursement of expenses of all 6 1 professional licensure board members. 6 2 LSB 3367DP 76 6 3 rn/sc/14.1
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