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House Journal: Page 928: Tuesday, April 1, 1997

25   to practice medical surgery pursuant to chapter 148,
26   physical therapy pursuant to chapter 148A,
27   occupational therapy pursuant to chapter 148B,
28   acupuncture pursuant to chapter 148E, podiatry
29   pursuant to chapter 149, osteopathy pursuant to
30   chapter 150, osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant
31   to chapter 150A, chiropractic pursuant to chapter 151,
32   nursing pursuant to chapter 152, dietetics pursuant to
33   chapter 152A, respiratory care pursuant to chapter
34   152B, massage therapy pursuant to chapter 152C,
35   dentistry pursuant to chapter 153, optometry pursuant
36   to chapter 154, psychology pursuant to chapter 154B,
37   social work pursuant to chapter 154C, behavioral
38   science pursuant to chapter 154D, or licensed as a
39   physician assistant pursuant to chapter 148C, a
40   hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, and a
41   health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter
42   135C.
43     b.  "Health care record" includes but is not
44   limited to evaluations, diagnoses, prognoses,
45   treatment, history, charts, pictures, laboratory
46   reports, X rays, prescriptions, and other technical
47   information used in assessing a patient's condition.
48     4.  The department shall adopt rules prescribing
49   uniform fees, based upon the actual cost of
50   duplication, that a health care provider may charge

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 1   for duplication of health care records requested by a
 2   patient under this section.  The rules adopted may
 3   provide for an additional fee based upon the actual
 4   costs for postage or other means of delivery and may
 5   provide for an annual increase based upon the annual
 6   rate of inflation for the preceding calendar year as
 7   determined by the consumer price index published by
 8   the bureau of labor statistics of the United States
 9   department of labor."
10     2.  Title page, line 3, by striking the words "of
11   plaintiffs".
12     3.  By renumbering as necessary.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1496, to
amendment H-1468, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:

H-1496

 1     Amend the amendment, H-1468, to House File 693 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, line 39, by inserting after the figure
 4   "148C," the following:  "an advanced registered nurse
 5   practitioner licensed pursuant to chapter 152,".
Amendment H-1496, to amendment H-1486, was adopted.

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