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1 1 Amend House File 693 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.26 HEALTH CARE
1 5 PROVIDER RECORDS – DUPLICATION FOR PROVISION TO
1 6 PATIENT.
1 7 1. Upon the written request of a patient, a health
1 8 care provider shall allow the patient to inspect and
1 9 shall provide the patient with a duplicate of the
1 10 health care record of the patient. The health care
1 11 provider may charge a fee, as established by rule of
1 12 the department, for duplication of the record.
1 13 2. A health care provider may withhold the record
1 14 from the patient if the provider reasonably determines
1 15 that the information is detrimental to the physical or
1 16 mental health of the patient, or is likely to cause
1 17 the patient to harm the patient or another person. If
1 18 a record is withheld from the patient under this
1 19 subsection, the health care provider may provides
1 20 access to the record or a duplicate of the record to
1 21 the patient's attorney or personal physician upon
1 22 request of the patient.
1 23 3. For the purposes of this section:
1 24 a. "Health care provider" means a person licensed
1 25 to practice medical surgery pursuant to chapter 148,
1 26 physical therapy pursuant to chapter 148A,
1 27 occupational therapy pursuant to chapter 148B,
1 28 acupuncture pursuant to chapter 148E, podiatry
1 29 pursuant to chapter 149, osteopathy pursuant to
1 30 chapter 150, osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant
1 31 to chapter 150A, chiropractic pursuant to chapter 151,
1 32 nursing pursuant to chapter 152, dietetics pursuant to
1 33 chapter 152A, respiratory care pursuant to chapter
1 34 152B, massage therapy pursuant to chapter 152C,
1 35 dentistry pursuant to chapter 153, optometry pursuant
1 36 to chapter 154, psychology pursuant to chapter 154B,
1 37 social work pursuant to chapter 154C, behavioral
1 38 science pursuant to chapter 154D, or licensed as a
1 39 physician assistant pursuant to chapter 148C, a
1 40 hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, and a
1 41 health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter
1 42 135C.
1 43 b. "Health care record" includes but is not
1 44 limited to evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses,
1 45 treatment, history, charts, pictures, laboratory
1 46 reports, X rays, prescriptions, and other technical
1 47 information used in assessing a patient's condition.
1 48 4. The department shall adopt rules prescribing
1 49 uniform fees, based upon the actual cost of
1 50 duplication, that a health care provider may charge
2 1 for duplication of health care records requested by a
2 2 patient under this section. The rules adopted may
2 3 provide for an additional fee based upon the actual
2 4 costs for postage or other means of delivery and may
2 5 provide for an annual increase based upon the annual
2 6 rate of inflation for the preceding calendar year as
2 7 determined by the consumer price index published by
2 8 the bureau of labor statistics of the United States
2 9 department of labor."
2 10 #2. Title page, line 3, by striking the words "of
2 11 plaintiffs".
2 12 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
2 13
2 14
2 15
2 16 JOCHUM of Dubuque
2 17 HF 693.307 77
2 18 tm/cf/28
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