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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 514C.14 REGISTERED NURSE FIRST 1 2 ASSISTANT COVERAGE. 1 3 1. Notwithstanding section 514C.6, an individual or group 1 4 policy of accident or health insurance or individual or group 1 5 hospital or health care service contract issued pursuant to 1 6 chapter 509, 514, or 514A, or an individual or group health 1 7 maintenance organization contract issued pursuant to chapter 1 8 514B and delivered, amended, or renewed on or after the 1 9 effective date of this Act, that provides coverage for first 1 10 surgical assistant benefits or services, shall be interpreted 1 11 to include coverage for a registered nurse first assistant, if 1 12 the individual meets all of the following qualifications: 1 13 a. Is licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to chapter 1 14 152. 1 15 b. Is certified in perioperative nursing. 1 16 c. Holds a certificate from and has successfully completed 1 17 a recognized program for registered nurse first assistant 1 18 education. 1 19 2. For the purposes of this section: 1 20 a. "Perioperative nursing" means the practice of nursing 1 21 in which the nurse provides preoperative, intraoperative, and 1 22 postoperative nursing care to surgical patients. 1 23 b. "Recognized program" means a program that meets all of 1 24 the following conditions: 1 25 (1) Addresses the entire core curriculum for registered 1 26 nurse first assistants established by the association of 1 27 operating nurses. 1 28 (2) Includes one academic year, equivalent to two college 1 29 semesters, in a college or university with didactic 1 30 instruction and clinical internship programs. 1 31 EXPLANATION 1 32 This bill requires that an individual or group policy of 1 33 accident or health insurance or individual or group hospital 1 34 or health care service contract issued under Code chapter 509 1 35 (group insurance), Code chapter 514 (nonprofit health service 2 1 corporation), or Code chapter 514A (individual accident and 2 2 health insurance) or an individual or group health maintenance 2 3 organization contract issued pursuant to Code chapter 514B 2 4 (health maintenance organizations) and delivered, amended, or 2 5 renewed on or after the effective date of the bill, that 2 6 provides first surgical assistant benefits or services is to 2 7 be interpreted to include registered nurse first assistants, 2 8 if the individual meets certain qualifications. The bill 2 9 specifies the qualifications which must be met and provides 2 10 definitions. 2 11 LSB 2012SV 78 2 12 pf/cf/24.1
Text: SF00396 Text: SF00398 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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