Iowa General Assembly Banner


Text: HF00566                           Text: HF00568
Text: HF00500 - HF00599                 Text: HF Index
Bills and Amendments: General Index     Bill History: General Index



House File 567

Partial Bill History

Bill Text

PAG LIN
  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  154.11  VOLUNTEER EXEMPTION.
  1  2    The licensure requirements contained in section 154.3 shall
  1  3 not apply if an optometrist possessing a current and valid
  1  4 optometrist license issued in another state provides volunteer
  1  5 optometric services in this state to a nonprofit organization
  1  6 rendering services to the visually impaired.  Allegations of
  1  7 professional misconduct, malpractice, mental or physical
  1  8 impairment, ethical violation, or any practice harmful or
  1  9 detrimental to the public, however, shall be subject to review
  1 10 by the board of optometry examiners.  The board may, in its
  1 11 discretion, refer such allegations to the corresponding
  1 12 licensing authority in the state in which the volunteer has
  1 13 been licensed, or alternatively may enjoin the volunteer from
  1 14 providing further volunteer optometric service pursuant to
  1 15 section 147.83.  
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill provides that a licensed optometrist from another
  1 18 state providing volunteer services to a nonprofit organization
  1 19 serving the visually impaired need not be licensed in this
  1 20 state.   Allegations of malpractice, misconduct, ethical
  1 21 violation, or practices harmful or detrimental to the public
  1 22 shall be subject to state board of optometry review.  The
  1 23 board may, in its discretion, refer such allegations to the
  1 24 licensing authority in the volunteer's state of licensure, or
  1 25 enjoin the volunteer from providing further volunteer
  1 26 optometric services pursuant to section 147.83.  
  1 27 LSB 1391YH 77
  1 28 rn/jw/5
     

Text: HF00566                           Text: HF00568
Text: HF00500 - HF00599                 Text: HF Index
Bills and Amendments: General Index     Bill History: General Index

Return To Home Iowa General Assembly

index Search: House Bills and Amendments (77th General Assembly)

© 1997 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa


Comments about this site or page? webmaster@legis.iowa.gov. Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.

Last update: Thu Mar 20 03:41:20 CST 1997
URL: /DOCS/GA/77GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00567/970312.html
jhf