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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 147.74, subsection 16, Code Supplement 1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 16. A physician assistantregistered orlicensed under 1 4 chapter 148C may use the words "physician assistant" after the 1 5 person's name or signify the same by the use of the letters 1 6 "P. A." after the person's name. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 147.80, subsection 5, Code 1999, is 1 8 amended to read as follows: 1 9 5. Application for a license to practice as a physician 1 10 assistant, issuance of a license to practice as a physician 1 11 assistant issued upon the basis of an examination given or 1 12 approved by the board of physician assistant examiners, 1 13 issuance of a license to practice as a physician assistant 1 14 issued under a reciprocal agreement, renewal of a license to 1 15 practice as a physician assistant, temporary license to 1 16 practice as a physician assistant, registration of a physician1 17assistant, temporary registration of a physician assistant,1 18renewal of a registration of a physician assistant. 1 19 Sec. 3. Section 147.107, subsection 5, Code 1999, is 1 20 amended to read as follows: 1 21 5. Notwithstanding subsection 1 and any other provision of 1 22 this section to the contrary, a physician may delegate the 1 23 function of prescribing drugs, controlled substances, and 1 24 medical devices to a physician assistant licensed pursuant to 1 25 chapter 148C. When delegated prescribing occurs, the 1 26 supervising physician's name shall be used, recorded, or 1 27 otherwise indicated in connection with each individual 1 28 prescription so that the individual who dispenses or 1 29 administers the prescription knows under whose delegated 1 30 authority the physician assistant is prescribing. Rules 1 31 relating to the authority of physician assistants to prescribe 1 32 drugs, controlled substances, and medical devices pursuant to 1 33 this subsection shall be adopted by the board of physician 1 34 assistant examiners, after consultation with the board of 1 35 medical examiners and the board of pharmacy examiners, as soon 2 1 as possible after July 1, 1991. The rules shall be reviewed 2 2 and approved by the physician assistant rules review group 2 3 created under subsection 7 and shall be adopted in final form 2 4 by January 1, 1993. However, the rules shall prohibit the 2 5 prescribing of schedule II controlled substances which are 2 6 listed as stimulants or depressants pursuant to chapter 124. 2 7 If rules are not reviewed and approved by the physician 2 8 assistant rules review group created under subsection 7 and 2 9 adopted in final form by January 1, 1993, a physician 2 10 assistant may prescribe drugs as a delegated act of a 2 11 supervising physician under rules adopted by the board of 2 12 physician assistant examinersand subject to the rules review2 13process established in section 148C.7. The board of physician 2 14 assistant examiners shall be the only board to regulate the 2 15 practice of physician assistants relating to prescribing and 2 16 supplying prescription drugs, controlled substances and 2 17 medical devices, notwithstanding section 148C.6A. 2 18 Sec. 4. Section 148.13, subsections 1 and 4, Code 1999, 2 19 are amended by striking the subsections. 2 20 Sec. 5. Section 148C.1, Code 1999, is amended by striking 2 21 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 2 22 148C.1 DEFINITIONS. 2 23 1. "Approved program" means a program for the education of 2 24 physician assistants which has been accredited by the 2 25 committee on accreditation of allied health educational 2 26 programs, by its successor, the commission on accreditation of 2 27 allied health educational programs, or by its successor. 2 28 2. "Board" means the board of physician assistant 2 29 examiners. 2 30 3. "Licensed physician assistant" means a person who is 2 31 licensed as a physician assistant by the board to practice 2 32 medicine under the supervision of one or more physicians. 2 33 4. "Physician" means a person who is currently licensed in 2 34 Iowa to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine 2 35 and surgery, or osteopathy, and who is actively engaged in the 3 1 practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and 3 2 surgery, or osteopathy. 3 3 5. "Physician assistant" means a person who has graduated 3 4 from an approved physician assistant or surgeon assistant 3 5 program or a person who has passed the certifying examination 3 6 administered by the national commission on certification of 3 7 physician assistants or its successor. 3 8 Sec. 6. Section 148C.3, Code 1999, is amended by striking 3 9 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 10 148C.3 LICENSURE. 3 11 1. The board shall adopt rules to govern the licensure of 3 12 persons who qualify as physician assistants. An applicant for 3 13 licensure shall submit the fee prescribed by the board and 3 14 shall meet the requirements established by the board with 3 15 respect to each of the following: 3 16 a. Academic qualifications, including evidence of 3 17 graduation from an approved program. However, if the board 3 18 determines that a person has sufficient knowledge and 3 19 experience to qualify as a physician assistant, the board may 3 20 approve an application for licensure submitted prior to 3 21 January 1, 2001, without requiring the applicant to have 3 22 completed an approved program. On or after January 1, 2001, a 3 23 physician assistant who is not yet licensed pursuant to this 3 24 chapter shall be required to have graduated from an approved 3 25 program or to have passed the examination for physician 3 26 assistants conducted by the national commission on the 3 27 certification of physician assistants or its successor. 3 28 b. Evidence of passing the national commission on 3 29 certification of physician assistants examination or its 3 30 successor examination. 3 31 c. Hours of continuing medical education necessary to 3 32 become or remain licensed. 3 33 2. Rules shall be adopted by the board pursuant to this 3 34 chapter permitting licensed physicians to supervise licensed 3 35 physician assistants, in consultation with the board of 4 1 medical examiners. 4 2 3. A licensed physician assistant shall perform only those 4 3 services for which the licensed physician assistant is 4 4 qualified by training. 4 5 4. The board may issue an inactive license under 4 6 conditions prescribed by rules adopted by the board. 4 7 Sec. 7. Section 148C.4, Code 1999, is amended to read as 4 8 follows: 4 9 148C.4 SERVICES PERFORMED BY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. 4 10 A physician assistant may perform medical services when the 4 11 services are rendered under the supervision ofthea licensed 4 12 physicianor physicians specified in the physician assistant4 13license approved by the board. Atraineephysician assistant 4 14 student may perform medical services when the services are 4 15 rendered within the scope of an approved program. 4 16 Sec. 8. Section 148C.11, Code 1999, is amended to read as 4 17 follows: 4 18 148C.11 PROHIBITION – CRIME. 4 19 A person notregistered andlicensed as required by this 4 20 chapter who practices as a physician assistantwithout having4 21obtained the appropriate approval under this chapter,is 4 22 guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 4 23 Sec. 9. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS – RULES. The board shall 4 24 adopt new rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer chapter 4 25 148C no later than January 1, 2001. The rules shall be 4 26 designed to encourage the utilization of physician assistants 4 27 in a manner that is consistent with the provision of quality 4 28 health care and medical services for the citizens of Iowa 4 29 through better utilization of available physicians and the 4 30 development of sound programs for the education and training 4 31 of skilled physician assistants well qualified to assist 4 32 physicians in providing health care and medical services. 4 33 Sec. 10. Sections 148C.2, 148C.5A, 148C.6A, and 148C.7, 4 34 Code 1999, are repealed. 4 35 Sec. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 5 1 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 2 HF 2514 5 3 rn/jg/25
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