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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 125.39, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended by striking the subsection. 1 3 Sec. 2. Section 135.22, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 4 follows: 1 5 135.22 CENTRAL REGISTRY FOR BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD INJURIES. 1 6 1. As used in this section, "brain: 1 7 a. "Brain injury" meansclinically evident brain damage or1 8spinal cord injury resulting from trauma or anoxia, which1 9temporarily or permanently impairs a person's physical or1 10cognitive functionsthe occurrence of injury to the head not 1 11 primarily related to a degenerative disease or aging process 1 12 that is documented in a medical record with one or more of the 1 13 following conditions attributed to the head injury: 1 14 (1) An observed or self-reported decreased level of 1 15 consciousness. 1 16 (2) Amnesia. 1 17 (3) A skull fracture. 1 18 (4) An objective neurological or neuropsychological 1 19 abnormality. 1 20 (5) A diagnosed intracranial lesion. 1 21 b. "Spinal cord injury" means the occurrence of an acute 1 22 traumatic lesion of neural elements in the spinal cord 1 23 including the spinal cord and cauda equina, resulting in 1 24 temporary or permanent sensory deficit, motor deficit, or 1 25 bladder or bowel dysfunction. 1 26 2. The director shall establish and maintain a central 1 27 registry of persons with brain or spinal cord injuries in 1 28 order to facilitate prevention strategies and the provision of 1 29 appropriate rehabilitative services to the persons by the 1 30 department and other state agencies. Hospitals shall report 1 31 patients who are admitted with a brain or spinal cord injury 1 32 and their diagnoses to the director no later than forty-five 1 33 days after the close of a quarter in which the patient was 1 34 discharged. The report shall contain the name, age, and 1 35 residence of the person, the date, type, and cause of the 2 1 brain or spinal cord injury, and additional information as the 2 2 director requires, except that where available, hospitals 2 3 shall report theGlascowGlasgow coma scale. The director 2 4 shall consult with health care providers concerning the 2 5 availability of additional relevant information. The 2 6 department shall maintain the confidentiality of all 2 7 information which would identify any person named in a report. 2 8 However, the identifying information may be released for bona 2 9 fide research purposes if the confidentiality of the 2 10 identifying information is maintained by the researchers, or 2 11 the identifying information may be released by the person with 2 12 the brain or spinal cord injury or by the person's guardian 2 13 or, if the person is a minor, by the person's parent or 2 14 guardian. 2 15 Sec. 3. Section 135.22A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 2 16 follows: 2 17 135.22A ADVISORY COUNCIL ONHEADBRAIN INJURIES. 2 18 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 2 19 otherwise requires: 2 20a. "Council" means the advisory council on head injuries.2 21ba. "HeadBrain injury" means"brain injury"an injury to 2 22 the brain as defined in section225C.23135.22. 2 23 b. "Council" means the advisory council on brain injuries. 2 24 2. The advisory council onheadbrain injuries is 2 25 established. The following persons or their designees shall 2 26 serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the council: 2 27 a. The director of public health. 2 28 b. The director of human services and any division 2 29 administrators of the department of human services so assigned 2 30 by the director. 2 31 c. The director of the department of education. 2 32 d. The chief of the special education bureau of the 2 33 department of education. 2 34 e. The administrator of the division of vocational 2 35 rehabilitation services of the department of education. 3 1 f. The director of the department for the blind. 3 2 g. The commissioner of insurance. 3 3 3. The council shall be composed of a minimum of nine 3 4 members appointed by the governor in addition to the ex 3 5 officio members, and the governor may appoint additional 3 6 members. Insofar as practicable, the council shall include 3 7 persons withheadbrain injuries, family members of persons 3 8 withheadbrain injuries, representatives of industry, labor, 3 9 business, and agriculture, representatives of federal, state, 3 10 and local government, and representatives of religious, 3 11 charitable, fraternal, civic, educational, medical, legal, 3 12 veteran, welfare, and other professional groups and 3 13 organizations. Members shall be appointed representing every 3 14 geographic and employment area of the state and shall include 3 15 members of both sexes. 3 16 4. Members of the council appointed by the governor shall 3 17 be appointed for terms of two years. Vacancies on the council 3 18 shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the original 3 19 appointment. Members whose terms expire may be reappointed. 3 20 5. The voting members of the council shall appoint a 3 21 chairperson and a vice chairperson and other officers as the 3 22 council deems necessary. The officers shall serve until their 3 23 successors are appointed and qualified. Members of the 3 24 council shall receive actual expenses for their services. 3 25 Members may also be eligible to receive compensation as 3 26 provided in section 7E.6. The council shall adopt rules 3 27 pursuant to chapter 17A. 3 28 6. The council shall do all of the following: 3 29 a. Promote meetings and programs for the discussion of 3 30 methods to reduce the debilitating effects ofheadbrain 3 31 injuries, and disseminate information in cooperation with any 3 32 other department, agency, or entity on the prevention, 3 33 evaluation, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons 3 34 affected byheadbrain injuries. 3 35 b. Study and review current prevention, evaluation, care, 4 1 treatment, and rehabilitation technologies and recommend 4 2 appropriate preparation, training, retraining, and 4 3 distribution of personnel and resources in the provision of 4 4 services to persons withheadbrain injuries through private 4 5 and public residential facilities, day programs, and other 4 6 specialized services. 4 7 c. Participate in developing and disseminating criteria 4 8 and standards which may be required for future funding or 4 9 licensing of facilities, day programs, and other specialized 4 10 services for persons withheadbrain injuries in this state. 4 11 d. Make recommendations to the governor for developing and 4 12 administering a state plan to provide services for persons 4 13 withheadbrain injuries. 4 14 e. Meet at least quarterly. 4 15 7. The council is assigned to the department for 4 16 administrative purposes. The director shall be responsible 4 17 for budgeting, program coordination, and related management 4 18 functions. 4 19 8. The council may receive gifts, grants, or donations 4 20 made for any of the purposes of its programs and disburse and 4 21 administer them in accordance with their terms and under the 4 22 direction of the director. 4 23 Sec. 4. Section 135.101, Code 1999, is amended to read as 4 24 follows: 4 25 135.101 CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM. 4 26 There is established a childhood leadabatementpoisoning 4 27 prevention program within the Iowa department of public 4 28 health. The department shall implement and review programs 4 29 necessary to eliminate potentially dangerous toxic lead levels 4 30 in children in Iowa in a year for which funds are appropriated 4 31 to the department for this purpose. 4 32 Sec. 5. Section 135.102, subsections 2 and 5, Code 1999, 4 33 are amended to read as follows: 4 34 2. Maintenance of laboratory facilities for the childhood 4 35 leadabatementpoisoning prevention program. 5 1 5. Prioritization of proposed childhood leadabatement5 2 poisoning prevention programs, based on the geographic areas 5 3 known with children identified with elevated blood lead level 5 4 resulting from surveys completed by the department. 5 5 Sec. 6. Section 135.103, Code 1999, is amended to read as 5 6 follows: 5 7 135.103 GRANT PROGRAM. 5 8 The department shall implement a childhood leadabatement5 9 poisoning prevention grant program which provides matching 5 10 funds to local boards of health or cities for the program 5 11 after standards and requirements for the local program are 5 12 developed. The state shall provide funds to approved programs 5 13 on the basis of three dollars for each one dollar designated 5 14 by the local board of health or city for the program for the 5 15 first two years of a program, and funds on the basis of one 5 16 dollar for each one dollar designated by the local board of 5 17 health or city for the program for the third and subsequent 5 18 years of the program if such funding is determined necessary 5 19 by the department for such subsequent years. 5 20 Sec. 7. Section 135.104, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 5 21 1999, is amended to read as follows: 5 22 The program by a local board of health or city receiving 5 23 matching funding for an approved childhood leadabatement5 24 poisoning prevention grant program shall include: 5 25 Sec. 8. Section 135.104, subsection 7, Code 1999, is 5 26 amended to read as follows: 5 27 7.Abatement surveillanceSurveillance to ensure 5 28 correction of the identified hazardous settings. 5 29 Sec. 9. Section 135.105, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 5 30 amended to read as follows: 5 31 1. Coordinate the childhood leadabatementpoisoning 5 32 prevention program with the department of natural resources, 5 33 the University of Iowa poison control program, the mobile and 5 34 regional child health speciality clinics, and any agency or 5 35 program known for a direct interest in lead levels in the 6 1 environment. 6 2 Sec. 10. Section 136C.3, subsection 2, unnumbered 6 3 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 6 4 The department shall establish a technical advisory 6 5 committee made up oftwo radiologic technologists, twofour 6 6 technologists, one of whom shall be a limited radiography 6 7 instructor, one of whom shall represent nuclear medicine 6 8 technologists, one of whom shall represent radiation 6 9 therapists, and one of whom shall represent diagnostic 6 10 radiographers; four physicians, including one radiologist, one 6 11 chiropractor, one physician representing either radiation 6 12 therapy or nuclear medicine, and one private practitioner,; 6 13 and a representative of the department. The advisory 6 14 committee shall assist the department in developing and 6 15 establishing criteria forcontinuing education and6 16examinationsthe administration of this subsection. 6 17 Sec. 11. Section 137.19, Code 1999, is amended to read as 6 18 follows: 6 19 137.19 EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR FUNDS. 6 20 A local board may, in emergency situations, request 6 21 additional appropriations, which may, upon approval of the 6 22 director, be allotted from the funds reserved for that purpose 6 23 to the extent that funds are appropriated and available. On 6 24 termination of the emergency situation, the local board shall 6 25 report its expenditures of emergency funds, to the director 6 26 and return any unexpended funds. 6 27 Sec. 12. Section 144.1, Code 1999, is amended by adding 6 28 the following new subsection: 6 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. "Court of competent jurisdiction" 6 30 when used to refer to inspection of an original certificate of 6 31 birth based upon an adoption means the court where the 6 32 adoption was ordered. 6 33 Sec. 13. Section 144.1, subsection 13, Code 1999, is 6 34 amended to read as follows: 6 35 13. "Vital statistics" means records of births, deaths, 7 1 fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages,divorcesdissolutions, 7 2 annulments, and data related thereto. 7 3 Sec. 14. Section 144.13, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 7 4 1999, is amended to read as follows: 7 5 d. The state registrar maytransmit to the appropriate7 6local boards of healthshare information from birth 7 7 certificates for the sole purpose of identifying those 7 8 children in need of immunizations. 7 9 Sec. 15. Section 144.13A, Code 1999, is amended to read as 7 10 follows: 7 11 144.13A FEES – USE OF FUNDS. 7 12 Thecounty registrar orstate registrar shall charge the 7 13 parent a ten dollar fee for the registration of a certificate 7 14 of birth and a separate fee established under section 144.46 7 15 for a certified copy of the certificateexcept as otherwise7 16provided in section 331.605, subsection 6. The certified copy 7 17 shall be mailed to the parent by the state registrar. If the 7 18 person responsible for the filing of the certificate of birth 7 19 under section 144.13 is not the parent, the person is entitled 7 20 to collect the fee from the parent. The fee shall be remitted 7 21 to theappropriatestate registrar. If the expenses of the 7 22 birth are reimbursed under the medical assistance program 7 23 established by chapter 249A, or paid for under the statewide 7 24 indigent patient care program established by chapter 255, or 7 25 paid for under the obstetrical and newborn indigent patient 7 26 care program established by chapter 255A, or if the parent is 7 27 indigent and unable to pay the expenses of the birth and no 7 28 other means of payment is available to the parent, the 7 29 registration fee and certified copy fee are waived. If the 7 30 person responsible for the filing of the certificate is not 7 31 the parent, the person is discharged from the duty to collect 7 32 and remit the fee under this section if the person has made a 7 33 good faith effort to collect the fee from the parent. The 7 34 fees collected by thecounty registrar andstate registrar 7 35 shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the 8 1 general fund of the state. It is the intent of the general 8 2 assembly that the funds generated from the registration fees 8 3 be appropriated and used for primary and secondary child abuse 8 4 prevention programs. It is the intent of the general assembly 8 5 that the funds generated from the fees as established under 8 6 section 144.46 for the mailing of the certified copy of the 8 7 birth certificate be appropriated and used to support the 8 8 distribution of the automatic birth certificate and the 8 9 implementation of the electronic birth certificate system. 8 10 Sec. 16. Section 144.24, Code 1999, is amended to read as 8 11 follows: 8 12 144.24 SUBSTITUTING NEW FOR ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES – 8 13 INSPECTION. 8 14 If a new certificate of birth is established, the actual 8 15 place and date of birth shall be shown on the certificate. 8 16 The certificate shall be substituted for the original 8 17 certificate of birth. Thereafter, the original certificate 8 18 and the evidence of adoption, paternity, legitimation, or sex 8 19 change shall not be subject to inspection except under order 8 20 of a court of competent jurisdiction, including but not 8 21 limited to an order issued pursuant to section600.16600.16A, 8 22 or as provided by administrative rule for statistical or 8 23 administrative purposes only. However, the state registrar 8 24 shall, upon the application of an adult adopted person, a 8 25 biological parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal 8 26 representative ofeitherthe adult adopted person, the 8 27 biological parent, or the adoptive parent, inspect the 8 28 original certificate and the evidence of adoption and reveal 8 29 to the applicant the date of the adoption and the name and 8 30 address of the court which issued the adoption decree. 8 31 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 144.43A MUTUAL CONSENT VOLUNTARY 8 32 ADOPTION REGISTRY. 8 33 1. In addition to other procedures by which birth 8 34 certificates may be inspected under this chapter, the state 8 35 registrar shall establish a mutual consent voluntary adoption 9 1 registry through which adult adopted children, adult siblings, 9 2 and the biological parents of adult adoptees may register to 9 3 obtain identifying birth information. 9 4 2. If all of the following conditions are met, the state 9 5 registrar shall reveal the identity of the biological parent 9 6 to the adult adopted child or the identity of the adult 9 7 adopted child to the biological parent, shall notify the 9 8 parties involved that the requests have been matched, and 9 9 shall disclose the identifying information to those parties: 9 10 a. A biological parent has filed a request and provided 9 11 consent to the revelation of the biological parent's identity 9 12 to the adult adopted child, upon request of the adult adopted 9 13 child. 9 14 b. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided 9 15 consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult adopted 9 16 child to a biological parent, upon request of the biological 9 17 parent. 9 18 c. The state registrar has been provided sufficient 9 19 information to make the requested match. 9 20 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the 9 21 adult adopted person has a sibling who is a minor and who has 9 22 also been adopted, the state registrar shall not grant the 9 23 request of either the adult adopted person or the biological 9 24 parent to reveal the identities of the parties. 9 25 4. If all of the following conditions are met, the state 9 26 registrar shall reveal the identity of the adult adopted child 9 27 to an adult sibling and shall notify the parties involved that 9 28 the requests have been matched, and disclose the identifying 9 29 information to those parties: 9 30 a. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided 9 31 consent to the revelation of the adult adopted child's 9 32 identity to an adult sibling. 9 33 b. The adult sibling has filed a request and provided 9 34 consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult sibling 9 35 to the adult adopted child. 10 1 c. The state registrar has been provided with sufficient 10 2 information to make the requested match. 10 3 5. A person who has filed a request or provided consent 10 4 under this section may withdraw the consent at any time prior 10 5 to the release of any information by filing a written 10 6 withdrawal of consent statement with the state registrar. The 10 7 adult adoptee, adult sibling, and biological parent shall 10 8 notify the state registrar of any change in the information 10 9 contained in a filed request or consent. 10 10 6. The state registrar shall establish a fee by rule based 10 11 on the average administrative costs for providing services 10 12 under this section. 10 13 Sec. 18. Section 147.103A, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 10 14 amended to read as follows: 10 15 3. The board may appoint investigators, who shall not be 10 16 members of the examining board, and whose compensation shall 10 17 be determined pursuant to chapter 19A. Investigators 10 18 appointed by the board have the powers and status of peace 10 19 officers when enforcing this chapter and chapters147A,148, 10 20 150, 150A, and 272C. 10 21 Sec. 19. Section 147A.1, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 10 22 amended by striking the subsection. 10 23 Sec. 20. Section 147A.4, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 10 24 amended to read as follows: 10 25 2. The department shall adopt rules required or authorized 10 26 by this subchapter pertaining to the examination and 10 27 certification of emergency medical care providers. These 10 28 rules shall include, but need not be limited to, requirements 10 29 concerning prerequisites, training, and experience for 10 30 emergency medical care providers and procedures for 10 31 determining when individuals have met these requirements. The 10 32 department shall adopt rules to recognize the previous EMS 10 33 training and experience of first responders and emergency 10 34 medical technicians to provide for an equitable transition to 10 35 the EMT-basic certification. The department may require 11 1 additional training and examinations as necessary and 11 2 appropriate to ensure that individuals seeking certification 11 3 have met the EMT-basic knowledge and skill requirements.The11 4department shall consult with the board concerning these11 5rules.11 6 Sec. 21. Section 147A.7, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 11 7 amended by striking the subsection. 11 8 Sec. 22. Section 147A.8, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 11 9 1999, is amended by striking the paragraph. 11 10 Sec. 23. Section 147A.9, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 11 11 amended by striking the subsection. 11 12 Sec. 24. NEW SECTION. 147A.13A ENFORCEMENT. 11 13 Investigators authorized by the department have the powers 11 14 and status of peace officers when enforcing this chapter. 11 15 Sec. 25. Section 151.1, subsection 3, Code 1999, is 11 16 amended to read as follows: 11 17 3. Persons utilizing differential diagnosis and procedures 11 18 related thereto, withdrawing or ordering withdrawal of the 11 19 patient's blood for diagnostic purposes, performing or 11 20 utilizing routine laboratory tests, performing physical 11 21 examinations, rendering nutritional advice, utilizing 11 22 chiropractic physiotherapy procedures, all of which are 11 23 subject to and authorized by section 151.8.However, a person11 24engaged in the practice of chiropractic shall not profit from11 25the sale of nutritional products coinciding with the11 26nutritional advice rendered.11 27 Sec. 26. Section 157.11, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 11 28 1999, is amended to read as follows: 11 29 The application shall be accompanied by theannualbiennial 11 30 license fee determined pursuant to section 147.80. The 11 31 license is valid forone yeartwo years and may be renewed. 11 32 Sec. 27. Section 158.9, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1999, 11 33 is amended to read as follows: 11 34 The application shall be accompanied by theannualbiennial 11 35 license fee determined pursuant to section 147.80. The 12 1 license is valid forone yeartwo years and may be renewed. 12 2 Sec. 28. Section 225C.23, Code 1999, is amended to read as 12 3 follows: 12 4 225C.23 BRAIN INJURY RECOGNIZED AS DISABILITY. 12 5 1. The department of human services, the Iowa department 12 6 of public health, the department of education and its 12 7 divisions of special education and vocational rehabilitation 12 8 services, the department of human rights and its division for 12 9 persons with disabilities, the department for the blind, and 12 10 all other state agencies which serve persons with brain 12 11 injuries, shall recognize brain injury as a distinct 12 12 disability and shall identify those persons with brain 12 13 injuries among the persons served by the state agency. 12 14 2. For the purposes of this section and section 135.22A, 12 15 "brain injury" meansclinically evident brain damage or spinal12 16cord injury resulting directly or indirectly from trauma,12 17infection, anoxia, or vascular lesions not primarily related12 18to degenerative or aging processes, which temporarily or12 19permanently impairs a person's physical or cognitive12 20functions.the occurrence of injury to the head not primarily 12 21 related to a degenerative disease or aging process that is 12 22 documented in a medical record with one or more of the 12 23 following conditions attributed to the head injury: 12 24 a. An observed or self-reported decreased level of 12 25 consciousness. 12 26 b. Amnesia. 12 27 c. A skull fracture. 12 28 d. An objective neurological or neuropsychological 12 29 abnormality. 12 30 e. A diagnosed intracranial lesion. 12 31 Sec. 29. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 12 32 1999, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 12 33 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (6) Each board of examiners specified 12 34 under chapter 147 and the Iowa department of public health for 12 35 the purpose of licensure, certification or registration, 13 1 disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of licensure, 13 2 certification or registration, or disciplinary proceedings of 13 3 health care professionals. 13 4 Sec. 30. Section 235B.6, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 13 5 1999, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 13 6 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (7) Each board of examiners specified 13 7 under chapter 147 and the Iowa department of public health for 13 8 the purpose of licensure, certification or registration, 13 9 disciplinary investigation, or the renewal of licensure, 13 10 certification or registration, or disciplinary proceedings of 13 11 health care professionals. 13 12 Sec. 31. Section 235C.2, subsections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, 13 13 Code 1999, are amended to read as follows: 13 14 2. The directorof the departmentof human services or the 13 15 director's designeeas a nonvoting ex officio member. 13 16 3. Thedepartment coordinatordirector of the department 13 17 of human rights or thecoordinator'sdirector's designeeas a13 18nonvoting ex officio member. 13 19 4. The director of the department of education or the 13 20 director's designeeas a nonvoting ex officio member. 13 21 5. The director of the department of corrections or the 13 22 director's designee, as a nonvoting ex officio member. 13 23 8. A hospital administrator or the administrator's 13 24 designee selected by the board of the association of Iowa 13 25 hospitals and health systems. 13 26 Sec. 32. Section 235C.2, Code 1999, is amended by adding 13 27 the following new subsection: 13 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 18. Two consumer representatives selected 13 29 by the governor, one of whom shall be a parent and one of whom 13 30 shall be a nonparent family member. 13 31 Sec. 33. Section 235C.3, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 13 32 1999, is amended to read as follows: 13 33 b. A health professional training campaign, including 13 34 recommendations concerning the curriculum offered at the 13 35 college of medicine at the state university of Iowa and the 14 1 university of osteopathic medicine and health services, 14 2 providing assistance in the identification of women at risk of 14 3 substance abuse during pregnancy and strategies to be employed 14 4 in assisting those women to maintain healthy lifestyles during 14 5 pregnancy.Included in thisThis education campaign shallbe14 6guidelinesoffer information to health professionalsoffering14 7informationon assessment, laboratory testing,medication use,14 8 and referrals. 14 9 Sec. 34. Section 235C.3, subsection 5, unnumbered 14 10 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended by striking the unnumbered 14 11 paragraph. 14 12 Sec. 35. Section 252A.3A, subsection 5, Code 1999, is 14 13 amended to read as follows: 14 14 5. A completed affidavit of paternity shall contain or 14 15 have attached all of the following: 14 16 a. A statement by the mother consenting to the assertion 14 17 of paternity and the identity of the father and acknowledging 14 18eitherany one of the following: 14 19 (1) That the mother was unmarried at the time of 14 20 conception, birth, and at any time during the period between 14 21 conception and birth of the child. 14 22 (2) That the mother was married at the time of conception, 14 23 birth, or at any time during the period between conception and 14 24 birth of the child, and that a court order has been entered 14 25 ruling that the individual to whom the mother was married at 14 26 that time is not the father of the child. 14 27 (3) That the mother was married at the time of conception 14 28 or birth of the child, that the man to whom the mother was 14 29 married at the time of conception or birth is not the 14 30 biological father of the child, and that the mother, the man 14 31 to whom she was married at the time of conception or birth, 14 32 and the biological father of the child collectively stipulate 14 33 that the man to whom the mother was married at the time of 14 34 conception or birth is not the biological father of the child. 14 35 b. If paragraph "a", subparagraph (2), is applicable, a 15 1 certified copy of the filed order ruling that the husband is 15 2 not the father of the child. 15 3 c. A statement from the putative father that the putative 15 4 father is the father of the child. 15 5 d. The name of the child at birth and the child's birth 15 6 date. 15 7 e. The signatures of the mother and putative father. 15 8 f. The social security numbers of the mother and putative 15 9 father. 15 10 g. The addresses of the mother and putative father, as 15 11 available. 15 12 h. The signature of a notary public attesting to the 15 13 identities of the parties signing the affidavit of paternity. 15 14 i. Instructions for filing the affidavit. 15 15 j. If paragraph "a", subparagraph (3), is applicable, a 15 16 statement from the man who was married to the mother at the 15 17 time of conception or birth of the child that he is not the 15 18 biological father of the child, a statement from the mother 15 19 that the putative father is the biological father of the 15 20 child, and a statement from the putative father that he is the 15 21 biological father of the child shall also be contained or 15 22 attached. 15 23 k. The child's name following completion of the paternity 15 24 affidavit. 15 25 Sec. 36. Section 321.19, subsection 1, unnumbered 15 26 paragraph 2, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 15 27 The department shall furnish, on application, free of 15 28 charge, distinguishing plates for vehicles thus exempted, 15 29 which plates except plates on Iowa state patrol vehicles shall 15 30 bear the word "official" and the department shall keep a 15 31 separate record. Registration plates issued for Iowa state 15 32 patrol vehicles, except unmarked patrol vehicles, shall bear 15 33 two red stars on a yellow background, one before and one 15 34 following the registration number on the plate, which 15 35 registration number shall be the officer's badge number. 16 1 Registration plates issued for county sheriff's patrol 16 2 vehicles shall display one seven-pointed gold star followed by 16 3 the letter "S" and the call number of the vehicle. However, 16 4 the director of general services or the director of 16 5 transportation may order the issuance of regular registration 16 6 plates for any exempted vehicle used by peace officers in the 16 7 enforcement of the law, persons enforcing chapter 124 and 16 8 other laws relating to controlled substances, persons in the 16 9 department of justice, the alcoholic beverages division of the 16 10 department of commerce, disease investigators of the Iowa 16 11 department of public health, the department of inspections and 16 12 appeals, and the department of revenue and finance, who are 16 13 regularly assigned to conduct investigations which cannot 16 14 reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying "official" 16 15 state registration plates, persons in the lottery division of 16 16 the department of revenue and finance whose regularly assigned 16 17 duties relating to security or the carrying of lottery tickets 16 18 cannot reasonably be conducted with a vehicle displaying 16 19 "official" registration plates, and persons in the department 16 20 of economic development who are regularly assigned duties 16 21 relating to existing industry expansion or business 16 22 attraction. For purposes of sale of exempted vehicles, the 16 23 exempted governmental body, upon the sale of the exempted 16 24 vehicle, may issue for in-transit purposes a pasteboard card 16 25 bearing the words "Vehicle in Transit", the name of the 16 26 official body from which the vehicle was purchased, together 16 27 with the date of the purchase plainly marked in at least one- 16 28 inch letters, and other information required by the 16 29 department. The in-transit card is valid for use only within 16 30 forty-eight hours after the purchase date as indicated on the 16 31 bill of sale which shall be carried by the driver. 16 32 Sec. 37. Section 321.34, subsection 11A, paragraph c, Code 16 33 1999, is amended to read as follows: 16 34 c. The special fee for letter number designated love our 16 35 kids plates is thirty-five dollars. The fee for personalized 17 1 love our kids plates is twenty-five dollars, which shall be 17 2 paid in addition to the special love our kids fee of thirty- 17 3 five dollars. The fees collected by the director under this 17 4 subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 17 5 credited to the road use tax fund. Notwithstanding section 17 6 423.24, and prior to the crediting of revenues to the road use 17 7 tax fund under section 423.24, subsection 1, paragraph "c", 17 8 the treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from those 17 9 revenues to the Iowa department of public health the amount of 17 10 the special fees collected in the previous month for the love 17 11 our kids plates. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys 17 12 transferred under this subsection shall not revert to the 17 13 general fund of the state. 17 14 Sec. 38. Section 331.605, subsection 5, Code 1999, is 17 15 amended to read as follows: 17 16 5. A county fee of four dollars forthe following17 17certificates, records, or services:17 18a. Aa certified copy of abirth record,death record,or 17 19 marriage certificate. 17 20 Sec. 39. Section 331.802, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 17 21 amended to read as follows: 17 22 2. If a person's death affects the public interest, the 17 23 county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary 17 24 investigation of the cause and manner of death, prepare a 17 25 written report of the findings, promptly submit the full 17 26 report to the state medical examiner on forms prescribed for 17 27 that purpose, and submit a copy of the report to the county 17 28 attorney. For each preliminary investigation and the 17 29 preparation and submission of the required reports, the county 17 30 medical examiner shall receive from the county of appointment 17 31 a fee determined by the board plus the examiner's actual 17 32 expenses. The fee and expenses paid by the county of 17 33 appointment shall be reimbursed to the county of appointment 17 34 by the county of the person's residence. However, if the 17 35 person's death is caused by a defendant for whom a judgment of 18 1 conviction and sentence is rendered under section 707.2, 18 2 707.3, 707.4, 707.5, or 707.6A, the county of the person's 18 3 residence may recover from the defendant the fee and expenses. 18 4 The fee and expenses of the county medical examiner who 18 5 performs an autopsy or conducts an investigation of a person 18 6 who dies after being brought into this state for emergency 18 7 medical treatment by or at the direction of an out-of-state 18 8 law enforcement officer or public authority shall be paid by 18 9 the state. A claim for payment shall be filed with the Iowa 18 10 department of public health. If moneys are not appropriated 18 11 to the Iowa department of public health for the payment of 18 12 autopsies under this subsection, claims for payment shall be 18 13 forwarded to the state appeal board and, if authorized by the 18 14 board, shall be paid out of moneys in the general fund of the 18 15 state not otherwise appropriated. 18 16 Sec. 40. Section 151.7, Code 1999, is repealed. 18 17 EXPLANATION 18 18 This bill provides for several changes related to the 18 19 administration of programs under the purview of the Iowa 18 20 department of public health and related health professional 18 21 licensing and regulatory boards. 18 22 The amendments to Code section 125.39 eliminates the 18 23 specific list of entities eligible for licensure as substance 18 24 abuse treatment facilities. 18 25 The amendments to Code sections 135.22, 135.22A, and 18 26 225C.23 provide separate definitions for "brain injury" and 18 27 "spinal cord injury". 18 28 The amendments to Code sections 135.101 through 135.105 18 29 change Code references to the "lead abatement program" to 18 30 "childhood lead poisoning prevention program" and strike the 18 31 use of the term abatement for purposes of lead hazard 18 32 surveillance. 18 33 The amendment to Code section 136C.3 modifies the 18 34 membership composition of the department's technical advisory 18 35 committee for operators of radiation machines. 19 1 The amendment to Code section 137.19 provides for the 19 2 availability of emergency reserve funding to local boards of 19 3 health. 19 4 The amendment to Code section 144.1 defines "court of 19 5 competent jurisdiction" for the purposes of inspection of an 19 6 original certificate of birth based upon an adoption. 19 7 The amendments to Code sections 144.1, subsection 13, 19 8 144.13, 144.13A, and 331.605, subsection 5, make technical 19 9 corrections and update outdated references to the duties of 19 10 the county registrar regarding fees associated with 19 11 registering a certificate of birth. Fees would only be 19 12 collected by the state registrar. 19 13 The amendment to Code section 144.24 adds biological parent 19 14 to the list of persons entitled to be informed of which court 19 15 issued an adoption order. 19 16 The amendment creating Code section 144.43A directs the 19 17 department to establish a voluntary adoption registry through 19 18 which adult adoptees, their siblings, and biological parents 19 19 could register to reveal the identity of each other. The 19 20 registry would only reveal information to those persons who 19 21 have mutually consented to participate. A filing fee would be 19 22 established to support the cost associated with the registry. 19 23 The amendments to Code sections 147A.1, 147A.4, 147A.7, 19 24 147A.8, and 147A.9 eliminate references to the Iowa board of 19 25 medical examiners in Code chapter 147A (emergency medical care 19 26 – trauma care) including striking a requirement that any 19 27 disciplinary actions relating to clinical issues be referred 19 28 to the board. The amendments to Code sections 147.103A and 19 29 147A.13A also provide that investigators authorized by the 19 30 department, rather than the board, have the powers of peace 19 31 officers when enforcing the chapter. 19 32 The amendments to Code sections 151.1 and 151.7, which is 19 33 repealed, eliminate the prohibition on chiropractors from 19 34 advertising or selling nutritional supplements. 19 35 The amendments to Code sections 156.4 and 156.7 eliminate 20 1 oral exams and proficiency testing for licensing as a funeral 20 2 director and provide the board of mortuary science examiners 20 3 with the authority to establish practicums in mortuary 20 4 science. 20 5 The amendments to Code sections 157.11 and 158.9 extend the 20 6 license period for cosmetology salons and barbershops from one 20 7 year to two years. 20 8 The amendments to Code sections 235A.15 and 235B.6 provide 20 9 the department and professional licensure boards with access 20 10 to dependent adult and child abuse records. 20 11 The amendments to Code sections 235C.2 and 235C.3 make 20 12 changes and updates regarding the council on chemically 20 13 exposed infants and children and changes the status of the 20 14 directors of human services, human rights, education, and 20 15 corrections from nonvoting to voting members. 20 16 The amendments to Code section 252A.3A establish a three- 20 17 way paternity affidavit for the situation when a women's 20 18 husband is not the biological father of a child born during 20 19 the marriage and all three parties are in agreement. 20 20 The amendment to Code section 321.19 extends the authority 20 21 to use unmarked state vehicles to department disease 20 22 investigators. 20 23 The amendment to Code section 321.34 provides that funds 20 24 transferred to the department from the department of 20 25 transportation from revenues derived from the "Love our Kids" 20 26 license plates shall not revert to the general fund of the 20 27 state. 20 28 The amendment to Code section 331.802 provides that county 20 29 claims for autopsy expenses pursuant to Code section 331.802 20 30 shall be forwarded to the state appeal board if funds are not 20 31 appropriated to the department for payment of these claims. 20 32 LSB 1278DP 78 20 33 pf/jw/5.1
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