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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 135.24, subsection 1, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. The director shall establish within the department a 1 4 program to provide to eligible hospitals, clinics, or other 1 5 health care facilities, health care referral programs, or 1 6 charitable organizations, free medical and dental services 1 7 given on a voluntary basis by health care providers. A 1 8 participating health care provider shall register with the 1 9 department and obtain from the department a list of eligible, 1 10 participating hospitals, clinics, or other health care 1 11 facilities, health care referral programs, or charitable 1 12 organizations. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 135.24, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, 1 14 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 1 15 a. Procedures for registration of health care providers 1 16 deemed qualified by the board of medical examiners, the board 1 17 of physician assistant examiners, the board of dental 1 18 examiners, and the board of nursing. 1 19 b. Criteria for and identification of hospitals, clinics, 1 20 or other health care facilities, health care referral 1 21 programs, or charitable organizations, eligible to participate 1 22 in the provision of free medical or dental services through 1 23 the volunteer health care provider program. A health care 1 24 facility, a health care referral program, a charitable 1 25 organization, or a health care provider participating in the 1 26 program shall not bill or charge a patient for any health care 1 27 provider service provided under the volunteer health care 1 28 provider program. 1 29 Sec. 3. Section 135.24, subsection 2, Code 1997, is 1 30 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 31 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Identification of the medical services 1 32 to be provided under the program. The medical services 1 33 provided shall include obstetrical and gynecological medical 1 34 services. 1 35 Sec. 4. Section 135.24, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2 1 1997, is amended to read as follows: 2 2 b. Provided medical or dental services through a hospital, 2 3 clinic, or other health care facility, health care referral 2 4 program, or charitable organization listed as eligible and 2 5 participating by the department pursuant to subsection 1. 2 6 Sec. 5. Section 135.24, subsection 4, Code 1997, is 2 7 amended to read as follows: 2 8 4. For the purposes of this section, "charitable 2 9 organization" means a charitable organization within the 2 10 meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 2 11 which has as its primary purpose the sponsorship or support of 2 12 programs designed to improve the quality, awareness, and 2 13 availability of medical or dental services to children and to 2 14 serve as a funding mechanism for provision of medical or 2 15 dental services, including but not limited to immunizations, 2 16 to children in this state. 2 17 Sec. 6. Section 135.24, subsection 5, Code 1997, is 2 18 amended to read as follows: 2 19 5. For the purposes of this section, "health care 2 20 provider" means a physician licensed under chapter 148, 150, 2 21 or 150A, a physician assistant licensed and practicing under a 2 22 supervising physician pursuant to chapter 148C, a licensed 2 23 practical nurse,ora registered nurse, or a dentist licensed 2 24 to practice under chapter 153. 2 25 EXPLANATION 2 26 This bill provides that obstetrical and gynecological 2 27 medical services are to be included in the medical services 2 28 identified by rule of the Iowa department of public health to 2 29 be provided under the volunteer health care provider program. 2 30 The bill also adds dental services to the volunteer health 2 31 care provider program. 2 32 LSB 3717SV 77 2 33 pf/cf/24
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