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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 116 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. Section 144.29A, Code 2001, is amended 1 5 by striking the section and insert in lieu thereof the 1 6 following: 1 7 1. A health care provider who initially performs 1 8 medical procedures on a patient in a medical clinic 1 9 shall file with the department a report for each 1 10 medical procedure within thirty days of the 1 11 occurrence. The report shall contain all of the 1 12 following information with respect to each medical 1 13 procedure: 1 14 a. The confidential health care provider code as 1 15 assigned by the department. 1 16 b. The report tracking number. 1 17 c. The state of residence and, if this state, the 1 18 county of residence of the patient. 1 19 d. The race of the patient. 1 20 e. The age of the patient. 1 21 f. The marital status of the patient. 1 22 g. The educational level of the patient. 1 23 h. The number of previous medical procedures 1 24 performed on the patient. 1 25 i. The month and year in which the medical 1 26 procedure occurred. 1 27 j. Complications, if any. 1 28 k. The cause of the need for the medical 1 29 procedure, if known. 1 30 1. The type of medical procedure. 1 31 2. It is the intent of the general assembly that 1 32 the information shall be collected, reproduced, 1 33 released, and disclosed in a manner specified by rule 1 34 of the department, pursuant to chapter 17A, which 1 35 ensures the anonymity of the patient who experiences a 1 36 medical procedure, the health care provider who 1 37 performs the medical procedure, and the clinic in 1 38 which the medical procedure is performed. The 1 39 department may share information with federal public 1 40 health officials for the purposes of securing federal 1 41 funding or conduct in public health research. 1 42 However, in sharing the information, the department 1 43 shall not relinquish control of the information, and 1 44 any agreement entered into by the department with 1 45 federal public health officials to share information 1 46 shall prohibit the use, reproduction, release, or 1 47 disclosure of the information by federal public health 1 48 officials in a manner which violates this section. 1 49 The department shall publish, annually, a demographic 1 50 summary of the information obtained pursuant to this 2 1 section, except that the department shall not 2 2 reproduce, release, or disclose any information 2 3 obtained pursuant to this section which reveals the 2 4 identity of any patient, health care provider, or 2 5 clinic, and shall ensure anonymity in the following 2 6 ways: 2 7 a. The department shall use a report tracking 2 8 number, a confidential health care provider code, and 2 9 the identity of a clinic for the sole purpose of 2 10 information collection and verification prior to entry 2 11 of the information. Following collection and 2 12 verification of the information, the department shall 2 13 use, reproduce, release, and disclose any information 2 14 collected only for the purpose of annually publishing 2 15 the demographic summary. 2 16 b. The department shall enter the information, 2 17 from any report submitted, within thirty days of 2 18 receipt of the report, and shall immediately destroy 2 19 the report following entry of the information. 2 20 However, entry of the information from a report shall 2 21 not include any health care provider or clinic 2 22 identification information including, but not limited 2 23 to, the confidential health care provider code, as 2 24 assigned by the department. 2 25 c. To protect confidentiality, the department 2 26 shall limit release of information to release in an 2 27 aggregate form which avoids identification of any 2 28 individual patient, health care provider, or clinic. 2 29 For the purposes of this paragraph, "aggregate form" 2 30 means a compilation of the information received by the 2 31 department of medical procedures for each information 2 32 item listed, with the exceptions of the report 2 33 tracking number, the health care provider code, and 2 34 any set of information for which the amount is so 2 35 small that confidentiality of any person to whom the 2 36 information relates may be compromised. 2 37 3. Except as specified in subsection 2, reports, 2 38 information, and records submitted and maintained 2 39 pursuant to this section are strictly confidential and 2 40 shall not be released or made public upon subpoena, 2 41 search warrant, discovery proceedings, or by any other 2 42 means. 2 43 4. The department shall assign a code to any 2 44 health care provider who may be required to report a 2 45 medical procedure under this section. Any application 2 46 procedure shall not be required for assignment of a 2 47 code to a health care provider. 2 48 5. A health care provider shall assign a report 2 49 tracking number which enables the health care provider 2 50 to access the patient's medical information without 3 1 identifying the patient. 3 2 6. To ensure proper performance of the reporting 3 3 requirements under this section, it is preferred that 3 4 a health care provider authorize one staff person to 3 5 fulfill the reporting requirements. 3 6 7. For the purpose of this section, "health care 3 7 provider" means an individual licensed under chapter 3 8 148, 148C, 148D, 150, 150A, or 152, or any individual 3 9 who provides medical services under the authorization 3 10 of the licensee." 3 11 #2. Title page, lines 1 and 2, by striking the 3 12 words "termination of pregnancy reporting" and 3 13 inserting the following: "the reporting of medical 3 14 procedures performed in a medical clinic". 3 15 3 16 3 17 3 18 GRUNDBERG of Polk 3 19 HF 116.503 79 3 20 pf/pj
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