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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 497 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING 1 5 THOSE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC 1 6 HEALTH. 1 7 1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 9 1 10 Section 1. Section 125.39, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 11 amended by striking the subsection. 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 135.11, subsection 9, Code 1999, is 1 13 amended to read as follows: 1 14 9. Exercise sole jurisdiction over the disposal and 1 15 transportation of the dead bodies of human beings and 1 16 prescribe the methods to be used in preparing such bodies for 1 17 disposal and transportation. However, the department may 1 18 approve a request for an exception to the application of 1 19 specific embalming and disposition rules adopted pursuant to 1 20 this subsection, if such rules would otherwise conflict with 1 21 tenets and practices of a recognized religious denomination to 1 22 which the deceased individual adhered or of which denomination 1 23 the deceased individual was a member. The department shall 1 24 inform the board of mortuary science examiners of any such 1 25 approved exception which may affect services provided by a 1 26 funeral director licensed pursuant to chapter 156. 1 27 Sec. 3. Section 135.22, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 28 follows: 1 29 135.22 CENTRAL REGISTRY FOR BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD INJURIES. 1 30 1. As used in this section, "brain: 1 31 a. "Brain injury" meansclinically evident brain damage or1 32spinal cord injury resulting from trauma or anoxia, which1 33temporarily or permanently impairs a person's physical or1 34cognitive functionsthe occurrence of injury to the head not 1 35 primarily related to a degenerative disease or aging process 2 1 that is documented in a medical record with one or more of the 2 2 following conditions attributed to the head injury: 2 3 (1) An observed or self-reported decreased level of 2 4 consciousness. 2 5 (2) Amnesia. 2 6 (3) A skull fracture. 2 7 (4) An objective neurological or neuropsychological 2 8 abnormality. 2 9 (5) A diagnosed intracranial lesion. 2 10 b. "Spinal cord injury" means the occurrence of an acute 2 11 traumatic lesion of neural elements in the spinal cord 2 12 including the spinal cord and cauda equina, resulting in 2 13 temporary or permanent sensory deficit, motor deficit, or 2 14 bladder or bowel dysfunction. 2 15 2. The director shall establish and maintain a central 2 16 registry of persons with brain or spinal cord injuries in 2 17 order to facilitate prevention strategies and the provision of 2 18 appropriate rehabilitative services to the persons by the 2 19 department and other state agencies. Hospitals shall report 2 20 patients who are admitted with a brain or spinal cord injury 2 21 and their diagnoses to the director no later than forty-five 2 22 days after the close of a quarter in which the patient was 2 23 discharged. The report shall contain the name, age, and 2 24 residence of the person, the date, type, and cause of the 2 25 brain or spinal cord injury, and additional information as the 2 26 director requires, except that where available, hospitals 2 27 shall report theGlascowGlasgow coma scale. The director 2 28 shall consult with health care providers concerning the 2 29 availability of additional relevant information. The 2 30 department shall maintain the confidentiality of all 2 31 information which would identify any person named in a report. 2 32 However, the identifying information may be released for bona 2 33 fide research purposes if the confidentiality of the 2 34 identifying information is maintained by the researchers, or 2 35 the identifying information may be released by the person with 3 1 the brain or spinal cord injury or by the person's guardian 3 2 or, if the person is a minor, by the person's parent or 3 3 guardian. 3 4 Sec. 4. Section 135.22A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 3 5 follows: 3 6 135.22A ADVISORY COUNCIL ONHEADBRAIN INJURIES. 3 7 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 3 8 otherwise requires: 3 9a. "Council" means the advisory council on head injuries.3 10ba. "HeadBrain injury" means"brain injury"an injury to 3 11 the brain as defined in section225C.23135.22. 3 12 b. "Council" means the advisory council on brain injuries. 3 13 2. The advisory council onheadbrain injuries is 3 14 established. The following persons or their designees shall 3 15 serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the council: 3 16 a. The director of public health. 3 17 b. The director of human services and any division 3 18 administrators of the department of human services so assigned 3 19 by the director. 3 20 c. The director of the department of education. 3 21 d. The chief of the special education bureau of the 3 22 department of education. 3 23 e. The administrator of the division of vocational 3 24 rehabilitation services of the department of education. 3 25 f. The director of the department for the blind. 3 26 g. The commissioner of insurance. 3 27 3. The council shall be composed of a minimum of nine 3 28 members appointed by the governor in addition to the ex 3 29 officio members, and the governor may appoint additional 3 30 members. Insofar as practicable, the council shall include 3 31 persons withheadbrain injuries, family members of persons 3 32 withheadbrain injuries, representatives of industry, labor, 3 33 business, and agriculture, representatives of federal, state, 3 34 and local government, and representatives of religious, 3 35 charitable, fraternal, civic, educational, medical, legal, 4 1 veteran, welfare, and other professional groups and 4 2 organizations. Members shall be appointed representing every 4 3 geographic and employment area of the state and shall include 4 4 members of both sexes. 4 5 4. Members of the council appointed by the governor shall 4 6 be appointed for terms of two years. Vacancies on the council 4 7 shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the original 4 8 appointment. Members whose terms expire may be reappointed. 4 9 5. The voting members of the council shall appoint a 4 10 chairperson and a vice chairperson and other officers as the 4 11 council deems necessary. The officers shall serve until their 4 12 successors are appointed and qualified. Members of the 4 13 council shall receive actual expenses for their services. 4 14 Members may also be eligible to receive compensation as 4 15 provided in section 7E.6. The council shall adopt rules 4 16 pursuant to chapter 17A. 4 17 6. The council shall do all of the following: 4 18 a. Promote meetings and programs for the discussion of 4 19 methods to reduce the debilitating effects ofheadbrain 4 20 injuries, and disseminate information in cooperation with any 4 21 other department, agency, or entity on the prevention, 4 22 evaluation, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons 4 23 affected byheadbrain injuries. 4 24 b. Study and review current prevention, evaluation, care, 4 25 treatment, and rehabilitation technologies and recommend 4 26 appropriate preparation, training, retraining, and 4 27 distribution of personnel and resources in the provision of 4 28 services to persons withheadbrain injuries through private 4 29 and public residential facilities, day programs, and other 4 30 specialized services. 4 31 c. Participate in developing and disseminating criteria 4 32 and standards which may be required for future funding or 4 33 licensing of facilities, day programs, and other specialized 4 34 services for persons withheadbrain injuries in this state. 4 35 d. Make recommendations to the governor for developing and 5 1 administering a state plan to provide services for persons 5 2 withheadbrain injuries. 5 3 e. Meet at least quarterly. 5 4 7. The council is assigned to the department for 5 5 administrative purposes. The director shall be responsible 5 6 for budgeting, program coordination, and related management 5 7 functions. 5 8 8. The council may receive gifts, grants, or donations 5 9 made for any of the purposes of its programs and disburse and 5 10 administer them in accordance with their terms and under the 5 11 direction of the director. 5 12 Sec. 5. Section 135.101, Code 1999, is amended to read as 5 13 follows: 5 14 135.101 CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM. 5 15 There is established a childhood leadabatementpoisoning 5 16 prevention program within the Iowa department of public 5 17 health. The department shall implement and review programs 5 18 necessary to eliminate potentially dangerous toxic lead levels 5 19 in children in Iowa in a year for which funds are appropriated 5 20 to the department for this purpose. 5 21 Sec. 6. Section 135.102, subsections 2 and 5, Code 1999, 5 22 are amended to read as follows: 5 23 2. Maintenance of laboratory facilities for the childhood 5 24 leadabatementpoisoning prevention program. 5 25 5. Prioritization of proposed childhood leadabatement5 26 poisoning prevention programs, based on the geographic areas 5 27 known with children identified with elevated blood lead level 5 28 resulting from surveys completed by the department. 5 29 Sec. 7. Section 135.103, Code 1999, is amended to read as 5 30 follows: 5 31 135.103 GRANT PROGRAM. 5 32 The department shall implement a childhood leadabatement5 33 poisoning prevention grant program which provides matching 5 34 funds to local boards of health or cities for the program 5 35 after standards and requirements for the local program are 6 1 developed. The state shall provide funds to approved programs 6 2 on the basis of three dollars for each one dollar designated 6 3 by the local board of health or city for the program for the 6 4 first two years of a program, and funds on the basis of one 6 5 dollar for each one dollar designated by the local board of 6 6 health or city for the program for the third and subsequent 6 7 years of the program if such funding is determined necessary 6 8 by the department for such subsequent years. 6 9 Sec. 8. Section 135.104, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 6 10 1999, is amended to read as follows: 6 11 The program by a local board of health or city receiving 6 12 matching funding for an approved childhood leadabatement6 13 poisoning prevention grant program shall include: 6 14 Sec. 9. Section 135.104, subsection 7, Code 1999, is 6 15 amended to read as follows: 6 16 7.Abatement surveillanceSurveillance to ensure 6 17 correction of the identified hazardous settings. 6 18 Sec. 10. Section 135.105, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 6 19 amended to read as follows: 6 20 1. Coordinate the childhood leadabatementpoisoning 6 21 prevention program with the department of natural resources, 6 22 the University of Iowa poison control program, the mobile and 6 23 regional child health speciality clinics, and any agency or 6 24 program known for a direct interest in lead levels in the 6 25 environment. 6 26 Sec. 11. Section 135C.2, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 6 27 1999, is amended to read as follows: 6 28 b. A facility must be located in an area zoned for single 6 29 or multiple-family housing or in an unincorporated area and 6 30 must be constructed in compliance with applicable local 6 31 requirements and the rules adopted for the special 6 32 classification by the state fire marshal in accordance with 6 33 the concept of the least restrictive environment for the 6 34 facility residents.The rules adopted by the state fire6 35marshal for the special classification shall be no more7 1restrictive than the rules adopted by the state fire marshal7 2for demonstration waiver project facilities pursuant to 19867 3Iowa Acts, chapter 1246, section 206, subsection 2.Local 7 4 requirements shall not be more restrictive than the rules 7 5 adopted for the special classification by the state fire 7 6 marshal and the state building code requirements for single or 7 7 multiple-family housing. 7 8 Sec. 12. Section 136C.3, subsection 2, unnumbered 7 9 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 7 10 The department shall establish a technical advisory 7 11 committee made up oftwo radiologic technologists, twofour 7 12 technologists, one of whom shall be a limited radiography 7 13 instructor, one of whom shall represent nuclear medicine 7 14 technologists, one of whom shall represent radiation 7 15 therapists, and one of whom shall represent diagnostic 7 16 radiographers; five physicians, including one radiologist, one 7 17 chiropractor, one physician representing either radiation 7 18 therapy or nuclear medicine, one podiatrist, and one private 7 19 practitioner,; and a representative of the department. The 7 20 advisory committee shall assist the department in developing 7 21 and establishing criteria forcontinuing education and7 22examinationsthe administration of this subsection. 7 23 Sec. 13. Section 137.19, Code 1999, is amended to read as 7 24 follows: 7 25 137.19 EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDS. 7 26 A local board may, in emergency situations, request 7 27 additional appropriations, which may, upon approval of the 7 28 director, be allotted from the funds reserved for that purpose 7 29 to the extent that funds are appropriated and available. On 7 30 termination of the emergency situation, the local board shall 7 31 report its expenditures of emergency funds, to the director 7 32 and return any unexpended funds. 7 33 Sec. 14. Section 144.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding 7 34 the following new subsection: 7 35 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. "Court of competent jurisdiction" 8 1 when used to refer to inspection of an original certificate of 8 2 birth based upon an adoption means the court where the 8 3 adoption was ordered. 8 4 Sec. 15. Section 144.1, subsection 13, Code 1999, is 8 5 amended to read as follows: 8 6 13. "Vital statistics" means records of births, deaths, 8 7 fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages,divorcesdissolutions, 8 8 annulments, and data related thereto. 8 9 Sec. 16. Section 144.13, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 8 10 1999, is amended to read as follows: 8 11 d. The state registrar maytransmit to the appropriate8 12local boards of healthshare information from birth 8 13 certificates for the sole purpose of identifying those 8 14 children in need of immunizations. 8 15 Sec. 17. Section 144.13A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 8 16 follows: 8 17 144.13A FEES – USE OF FUNDS. 8 18 Thecounty registrar orstate registrar shall charge the 8 19 parent a ten dollar fee for the registration of a certificate 8 20 of birth and a separate fee established under section 144.46 8 21 for a certified copy of the certificateexcept as otherwise8 22provided in section 331.605, subsection 6. The certified copy 8 23 shall be mailed to the parent by the state registrar. If the 8 24 person responsible for the filing of the certificate of birth 8 25 under section 144.13 is not the parent, the person is entitled 8 26 to collect the fee from the parent. The fee shall be remitted 8 27 to theappropriatestate registrar. If the expenses of the 8 28 birth are reimbursed under the medical assistance program 8 29 established by chapter 249A, or paid for under the statewide 8 30 indigent patient care program established by chapter 255, or 8 31 paid for under the obstetrical and newborn indigent patient 8 32 care program established by chapter 255A, or if the parent is 8 33 indigent and unable to pay the expenses of the birth and no 8 34 other means of payment is available to the parent, the 8 35 registration fee and certified copy fee are waived. If the 9 1 person responsible for the filing of the certificate is not 9 2 the parent, the person is discharged from the duty to collect 9 3 and remit the fee under this section if the person has made a 9 4 good faith effort to collect the fee from the parent. The 9 5 fees collected by thecounty registrar andstate registrar 9 6 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the 9 7 general fund of the state. It is the intent of the general 9 8 assembly that the funds generated from the registration fees 9 9 be appropriated and used for primary and secondary child abuse 9 10 prevention programs. It is the intent of the general assembly 9 11 that the funds generated from the fees as established under 9 12 section 144.46 for the mailing of the certified copy of the 9 13 birth certificate be appropriated and used to support the 9 14 distribution of the automatic birth certificate and the 9 15 implementation of the electronic birth certificate system. 9 16 Sec. 18. Section 144.24, Code 1999, is amended to read as 9 17 follows: 9 18 144.24 SUBSTITUTING NEW FOR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES – 9 19 INSPECTION. 9 20 If a new certificate of birth is established, the actual 9 21 place and date of birth shall be shown on the certificate. 9 22 The certificate shall be substituted for the original 9 23 certificate of birth. Thereafter, the original certificate 9 24 and the evidence of adoption, paternity, legitimation, or sex 9 25 change shall not be subject to inspection except under order 9 26 of a court of competent jurisdiction, including but not 9 27 limited to an order issued pursuant to section600.16600.16A, 9 28 or as provided by administrative rule for statistical or 9 29 administrative purposes only. However, the state registrar 9 30 shall, upon the application of an adult adopted person, a 9 31 biological parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal 9 32 representative ofeitherthe adult adopted person, the 9 33 biological parent, or the adoptive parent, inspect the 9 34 original certificate and the evidence of adoption and reveal 9 35 to the applicant the date of the adoption and the name and 10 1 address of the court which issued the adoption decree. 10 2 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 144.43A MUTUAL CONSENT VOLUNTARY 10 3 ADOPTION REGISTRY. 10 4 1. In addition to other procedures by which birth 10 5 certificates may be inspected under this chapter, the state 10 6 registrar shall establish a mutual consent voluntary adoption 10 7 registry through which adult adopted children, adult siblings, 10 8 and the biological parents of adult adoptees may register to 10 9 obtain identifying birth information. 10 10 2. If all of the following conditions are met, the state 10 11 registrar shall reveal the identity of the biological parent 10 12 to the adult adopted child or the identity of the adult 10 13 adopted child to the biological parent, shall notify the 10 14 parties involved that the requests have been matched, and 10 15 shall disclose the identifying information to those parties: 10 16 a. A biological parent has filed a request and provided 10 17 consent to the revelation of the biological parent's identity 10 18 to the adult adopted child, upon request of the adult adopted 10 19 child. 10 20 b. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided 10 21 consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult adopted 10 22 child to a biological parent, upon request of the biological 10 23 parent. 10 24 c. The state registrar has been provided sufficient 10 25 information to make the requested match. 10 26 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the 10 27 adult adopted person has a sibling who is a minor and who has 10 28 also been adopted, the state registrar shall not grant the 10 29 request of either the adult adopted person or the biological 10 30 parent to reveal the identities of the parties. 10 31 4. If all of the following conditions are met, the state 10 32 registrar shall reveal the identity of the adult adopted child 10 33 to an adult sibling and shall notify the parties involved that 10 34 the requests have been matched, and disclose the identifying 10 35 information to those parties: 11 1 a. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided 11 2 consent to the revelation of the adult adopted child's 11 3 identity to an adult sibling. 11 4 b. The adult sibling has filed a request and provided 11 5 consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult sibling 11 6 to the adult adopted child. 11 7 c. The state registrar has been provided with sufficient 11 8 information to make the requested match. 11 9 5. A person who has filed a request or provided consent 11 10 under this section may withdraw the consent at any time prior 11 11 to the release of any information by filing a written 11 12 withdrawal of consent statement with the state registrar. The 11 13 adult adoptee, adult sibling, and biological parent shall 11 14 notify the state registrar of any change in the information 11 15 contained in a filed request or consent. 11 16 6. The state registrar shall establish a fee by rule based 11 17 on the average administrative costs for providing services 11 18 under this section. 11 19 Sec. 20. Section 147.103A, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 11 20 amended to read as follows: 11 21 3. The board may appoint investigators, who shall not be 11 22 members of the examining board, and whose compensation shall 11 23 be determined pursuant to chapter 19A. Investigators 11 24 appointed by the board have the powers and status of peace 11 25 officers when enforcing this chapter and chapters147A,148, 11 26 150, 150A, and 272C. 11 27 Sec. 21. Section 147A.1, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 11 28 amended by striking the subsection. 11 29 Sec. 22. Section 147A.4, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 11 30 amended to read as follows: 11 31 2. The department shall adopt rules required or authorized 11 32 by this subchapter pertaining to the examination and 11 33 certification of emergency medical care providers. These 11 34 rules shall include, but need not be limited to, requirements 11 35 concerning prerequisites, training, and experience for 12 1 emergency medical care providers and procedures for 12 2 determining when individuals have met these requirements. The 12 3 department shall adopt rules to recognize the previous EMS 12 4 training and experience of first responders and emergency 12 5 medical technicians to provide for an equitable transition to 12 6 the EMT-basic certification. The department may require 12 7 additional training and examinations as necessary and 12 8 appropriate to ensure that individuals seeking certification 12 9 have met the EMT-basic knowledge and skill requirements.The12 10department shall consult with the board concerning these12 11rules.12 12 Sec. 23. Section 147A.7, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 12 13 amended by striking the subsection. 12 14 Sec. 24. Section 147A.8, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 12 15 1999, is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph. 12 16 Sec. 25. Section 147A.9, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 12 17 amended by striking the subsection. 12 18 Sec. 26. NEW SECTION. 147A.13A ENFORCEMENT. 12 19 Investigators authorized by the department have the powers 12 20 and status of peace officers when enforcing this chapter. 12 21 Sec. 27. Section 151.1, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 12 22 amended to read as follows: 12 23 3. Persons utilizing differential diagnosis and procedures 12 24 related thereto, withdrawing or ordering withdrawal of the 12 25 patient's blood for diagnostic purposes, performing or 12 26 utilizing routine laboratory tests, performing physical 12 27 examinations, rendering nutritional advice, utilizing 12 28 chiropractic physiotherapy procedures, all of which are 12 29 subject to and authorized by section 151.8.However, a person12 30engaged in the practice of chiropractic shall not profit from12 31the sale of nutritional products coinciding with the12 32nutritional advice rendered.12 33 Sec. 28. Section 157.11, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 12 34 1999, is amended to read as follows: 12 35 The application shall be accompanied by theannualbiennial 13 1 license fee determined pursuant to section 147.80. The 13 2 license is valid forone yeartwo years and may be renewed. 13 3 Sec. 29. Section 158.9, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1999, 13 4 is amended to read as follows: 13 5 The application shall be accompanied by theannualbiennial 13 6 license fee determined pursuant to section 147.80. The 13 7 license is valid forone yeartwo years and may be renewed. 13 8 Sec. 30. Section 225C.23, Code 1999, is amended to read as 13 9 follows: 13 10 225C.23 BRAIN INJURY RECOGNIZED AS DISABILITY. 13 11 1. The department of human services, the Iowa department 13 12 of public health, the department of education and its 13 13 divisions of special education and vocational rehabilitation 13 14 services, the department of human rights and its division for 13 15 persons with disabilities, the department for the blind, and 13 16 all other state agencies which serve persons with brain 13 17 injuries, shall recognize brain injury as a distinct 13 18 disability and shall identify those persons with brain 13 19 injuries among the persons served by the state agency. 13 20 2. For the purposes of this section and section 135.22A, 13 21 "brain injury" meansclinically evident brain damage or spinal13 22cord injury resulting directly or indirectly from trauma,13 23infection, anoxia, or vascular lesions not primarily related13 24to degenerative or aging processes, which temporarily or13 25permanently impairs a person's physical or cognitive13 26functions.the occurrence of injury to the head not primarily 13 27 related to a degenerative disease or aging process that is 13 28 documented in a medical record with one or more of the 13 29 following conditions attributed to the head injury: 13 30 a. An observed or self-reported decreased level of 13 31 consciousness. 13 32 b. Amnesia. 13 33 c. A skull fracture. 13 34 d. An objective neurological or neuropsychological 13 35 abnormality. 14 1 e. A diagnosed intracranial lesion. 14 2 Sec. 31. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 14 3 1999, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 14 4 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (6) Each board of examiners specified 14 5 under chapter 147 and the Iowa department of public health for 14 6 the purpose of licensure, certification or registration, 14 7 disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of licensure, 14 8 certification or registration, or disciplinary proceedings of 14 9 health care professionals. 14 10 Sec. 32. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 14 11 1999, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 14 12 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (7) Each board of examiners specified 14 13 under chapter 147 and the Iowa department of public health for 14 14 the purpose of licensure, certification or registration, 14 15 disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of licensure, 14 16 certification or registration, or disciplinary proceedings of 14 17 health care professionals. 14 18 Sec. 33. Section 235C.2, subsections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, 14 19 Code 1999, are amended to read as follows: 14 20 2. The directorof the departmentof human services or the 14 21 director's designeeas a nonvoting ex officio member. 14 22 3. Thedepartment coordinatordirector of the department 14 23 of human rights or thecoordinator'sdirector's designeeas a14 24nonvoting ex officio member. 14 25 4. The director of the department of education or the 14 26 director's designeeas a nonvoting ex officio member. 14 27 5. The director of the department of corrections or the 14 28 director's designee, as a nonvoting ex officio member. 14 29 8. A hospital administrator or the administrator's 14 30 designee selected by the board of the association of Iowa 14 31 hospitals and health systems. 14 32 Sec. 34. Section 235C.2, Code 1999, is amended by adding 14 33 the following new subsection: 14 34 NEW SUBSECTION. 18. Two consumer representatives selected 14 35 by the governor, one of whom shall be a parent and one of whom 15 1 shall be a nonparent family member. 15 2 Sec. 35. Section 235C.3, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 15 3 1999, is amended to read as follows: 15 4 b. A health professional training campaign, including 15 5 recommendations concerning the curriculum offered at the 15 6 college of medicine at the state university of Iowa and the 15 7 university of osteopathic medicine and health services, 15 8 providing assistance in the identification of women at risk of 15 9 substance abuse during pregnancy and strategies to be employed 15 10 in assisting those women to maintain healthy lifestyles during 15 11 pregnancy.Included in thisThis education campaign shallbe15 12guidelinesoffer information to health professionalsoffering15 13informationon assessment, laboratory testing,medication use,15 14 and referrals. 15 15 Sec. 36. Section 235C.3, subsection 5, unnumbered 15 16 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended by striking the unnumbered 15 17 paragraph. 15 18 Sec. 37. Section 321.19, subsection 1, unnumbered 15 19 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 15 20 The department shall furnish, on application, free of 15 21 charge, distinguishing plates for vehicles thus exempted, 15 22 which plates except plates on Iowa state patrol vehicles shall 15 23 bear the word "official" and the department shall keep a 15 24 separate record. Registration plates issued for Iowa state 15 25 patrol vehicles, except unmarked patrol vehicles, shall bear 15 26 two red stars on a yellow background, one before and one 15 27 following the registration number on the plate, which 15 28 registration number shall be the officer's badge number. 15 29 Registration plates issued for county sheriff's patrol 15 30 vehicles shall display one seven-pointed gold star followed by 15 31 the letter "S" and the call number of the vehicle. However, 15 32 the director of general services or the director of 15 33 transportation may order the issuance of regular registration 15 34 plates for any exempted vehicle used by peace officers in the 15 35 enforcement of the law, persons enforcing chapter 124 and 16 1 other laws relating to controlled substances, persons in the 16 2 department of justice, the alcoholic beverages division of the 16 3 department of commerce, disease investigators of the Iowa 16 4 department of public health, the department of inspections and 16 5 appeals, and the department of revenue and finance, who are 16 6 regularly assigned to conduct investigations which cannot 16 7 reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying "official" 16 8 state registration plates, persons in the lottery division of 16 9 the department of revenue and finance whose regularly assigned 16 10 duties relating to security or the carrying of lottery tickets 16 11 cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying 16 12 "official" registration plates, and persons in the department 16 13 of economic development who are regularly assigned duties 16 14 relating to existing industry expansion or business 16 15 attraction. For purposes of sale of exempted vehicles, the 16 16 exempted governmental body, upon the sale of the exempted 16 17 vehicle, may issue for in-transit purposes a pasteboard card 16 18 bearing the words "Vehicle in Transit", the name of the 16 19 official body from which the vehicle was purchased, together 16 20 with the date of the purchase plainly marked in at least one- 16 21 inch letters, and other information required by the 16 22 department. The in-transit card is valid for use only within 16 23 forty-eight hours after the purchase date as indicated on the 16 24 bill of sale which shall be carried by the driver. 16 25 Sec. 38. Section 321.34, subsection 11A, paragraph c, Code 16 26 1999, is amended to read as follows: 16 27 c. The special fee for letter number designated love our 16 28 kids plates is thirty-five dollars. The fee for personalized 16 29 love our kids plates is twenty-five dollars, which shall be 16 30 paid in addition to the special love our kids fee of thirty- 16 31 five dollars. The fees collected by the director under this 16 32 subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 16 33 credited to the road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 16 34 423.24, and prior to the crediting of revenues to the road use 16 35 tax fund under section 423.24, subsection 1, paragraph "c", 17 1 the treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from those 17 2 revenues to the Iowa department of public health the amount of 17 3 the special fees collected in the previous month for the love 17 4 our kids plates. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 17 5 transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the 17 6 general fund of the state. 17 7 Sec. 39. Section 331.605, subsection 5, Code 1999, is 17 8 amended to read as follows: 17 9 5. A county fee of four dollars forthe following17 10certificates, records, or services:17 11a. Aa certified copy of a birth record, death record, or 17 12 marriage certificate. 17 13 Sec. 40. Section 331.802, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 17 14 amended to read as follows: 17 15 2. If a person's death affects the public interest, the 17 16 county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary 17 17 investigation of the cause and manner of death, prepare a 17 18 written report of the findings, promptly submit the full 17 19 report to the state medical examiner on forms prescribed for 17 20 that purpose, and submit a copy of the report to the county 17 21 attorney. For each preliminary investigation and the 17 22 preparation and submission of the required reports, the county 17 23 medical examiner shall receive from the county of appointment 17 24 a fee determined by the board plus the examiner's actual 17 25 expenses. The fee and expenses paid by the county of 17 26 appointment shall be reimbursed to the county of appointment 17 27 by the county of the person's residence. However, if the 17 28 person's death is caused by a defendant for whom a judgment of 17 29 conviction and sentence is rendered under section 707.2, 17 30 707.3, 707.4, 707.5, or 707.6A, the county of the person's 17 31 residence may recover from the defendant the fee and expenses. 17 32 The fee and expenses of the county medical examiner who 17 33 performs an autopsy or conducts an investigation of a person 17 34 who dies after being brought into this state for emergency 17 35 medical treatment by or at the direction of an out-of-state 18 1 law enforcement officer or public authority shall be paid by 18 2 the state. A claim for payment shall be filed with the Iowa 18 3 department of public health. If moneys are not appropriated 18 4 to the Iowa department of public health for the payment of 18 5 autopsies under this subsection, claims for payment shall be 18 6 forwarded to the state appeal board and, if authorized by the 18 7 board, shall be paid out of moneys in the general fund of the 18 8 state not otherwise appropriated. 18 9 Sec. 41. AFFIDAVIT PROCESS – HUSBAND NOT BIOLOGICAL 18 10 FATHER. 18 11 1. The Iowa department of public health and the department 18 12 of human services shall review and make recommendations to the 18 13 general assembly regarding the implementation of an affidavit 18 14 process, similar to the process established pursuant to 18 15 section 252A.3A, to overcome paternity established by 18 16 operation of law when the established father and the mother of 18 17 the child are or were married at the time of conception or 18 18 birth of the child, and to simultaneously establish paternity 18 19 of the biological father. In reviewing this issue and 18 20 developing recommendations, the departments shall seek input 18 21 from representatives of custodial and noncustodial parents, 18 22 vital records entities, hospitals and birth centers, the 18 23 judicial branch, the office of the attorney general, the child 18 24 support advisory committee created in section 252B.18, and 18 25 other interested parties. 18 26 2. The departments shall submit a report of the results of 18 27 the review and recommendations, including a listing of any 18 28 necessary, proposed statutory amendments, to the general 18 29 assembly and to the chairpersons of the senate and house human 18 30 resources standing committees by December 15, 1999. 18 31 Sec. 42. Section 151.7, Code 1999, is repealed. 18 32 18 33 18 34 18 35 BRENT SIEGRIST 19 1 Speaker of the House 19 2 19 3 19 4 19 5 MARY E. KRAMER 19 6 President of the Senate 19 7 19 8 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 19 9 is known as House File 497, Seventy-eighth General Assembly. 19 10 19 11 19 12 19 13 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 19 14 Chief Clerk of the House 19 15 Approved , 1999 19 16 19 17 19 18 19 19 THOMAS J. VILSACK 19 20 Governor
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