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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. SCOPE OF PRACTICE REVIEW COMMITTEES. Based 1 2 upon the recommendation of the health professions subcommittee 1 3 of the health regulation task force, the director of the Iowa 1 4 department of public health shall implement the subcommittee's 1 5 recommendations regarding the creation of scope of practice 1 6 review committees to evaluate and make recommendations to the 1 7 general assembly and professional licensing boards regarding 1 8 the following: 1 9 1. Requests from practitioners seeking to become newly 1 10 licensed professions or to establish their own regulatory 1 11 boards. 1 12 2. Requests from health professionals seeking to expand or 1 13 narrow the scope of practice of a profession. 1 14 3. Unresolved administrative rulemaking disputes between 1 15 health professions boards. 1 16 The objective of a scope of practice review committee shall 1 17 be to evaluate proposed changes based on objective, technical 1 18 criteria which assess whether health professionals have the 1 19 requisite knowledge, training, experience, and skills to 1 20 provide the proposed care. The creation of scope of practice 1 21 review committees may be requested by submitting an 1 22 application to the director of public health when attempts to 1 23 resolve scope of practice and administrative rule disputes 1 24 have been unsuccessful. An application shall detail the 1 25 reason for a proposed change and establish that the applicant 1 26 has met criteria for licensing a new profession, forming a new 1 27 board, or changing the scope of practice of a profession. 1 28 Scope of practice review committee members shall be appointed 1 29 by the director, with the assistance of the state board of 1 30 health. Each committee shall be limited to five members and 1 31 be composed of one member representing the profession seeking 1 32 licensure, a new board, or a change in scope of practice; one 1 33 member of the health profession directly impacted by, or 1 34 opposed to, the proposed changes; a health professional who is 1 35 neither directly nor indirectly affected by the proposed 2 1 changes; and two members who shall represent the general 2 2 public. 2 3 The director shall implement the specific recommendations 2 4 of the health professions subcommittee concerning scope of 2 5 practice review committee formation, administration, duration, 2 6 and funding, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 17A. 2 7 This section authorizing scope of practice review committee 2 8 formation is repealed effective July 1, 2000, at which point 2 9 an evaluation of scope of practice review committee operation, 2 10 and suggested changes, shall be undertaken by the department 2 11 of public health. A report of recommendations of that 2 12 evaluation shall be made to the general assembly within one 2 13 year from commencement of the evaluation. 2 14 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 216A.7 REPEAL. 2 15 This chapter is repealed July 1, 2002. 2 16 Sec. 3. Section 216A.5, Code 1997, is repealed. 2 17 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 3 of this Act, being 2 18 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 19 EXPLANATION 2 20 This bill provides for the implementation by the director 2 21 of the Iowa department of public health of the recommendations 2 22 of the health professions subcommittee of the health 2 23 regulation task force regarding scope of practice review 2 24 committees. Scope of practice review committees would be 2 25 created to evaluate and make recommendations to the general 2 26 assembly and professional licensing boards regarding requests 2 27 to become newly licensed professions or to establish 2 28 regulatory boards, to expand or narrow the scope of practice 2 29 of a profession, or to resolve administrative rulemaking 2 30 disputes between health professions boards. Application 2 31 procedures to establish a scope of practice review committee 2 32 are provided, as are membership criteria. Members shall be 2 33 appointed by the director of the department. This 2 34 authorization is repealed effective July 1, 2000, at which 2 35 point an evaluation shall be made of scope of practice review 3 1 committee operation. A report of the evaluation shall be 3 2 submitted to the general assembly within one year from 3 3 commencement of the evaluation. 3 4 The bill also provides for the repeal of the sunset 3 5 provision which would repeal the department of human rights, 3 6 effective July 1, 1997. The bill provides a new sunset 3 7 provision, effective July 1, 2002. The bill provides an 3 8 immediate effective date with regard to the repeal of the 3 9 department of human rights sunset provision of July 1, 1997. 3 10 LSB 2718XC 77 3 11 rn/sc/14
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