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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 433 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES UNDER 1 5 THE PURVIEW OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND 1 6 PROVIDING A PENALTY. 1 7 1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 9 1 10 Section 1. Section 124.204, subsection 5, Code 2001, is 1 11 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 12 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. Some trade 1 13 or other names: GHB; gamma-hydroxybutyrate; 4- 1 14 hydroxybutyrate; 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; sodium oxybate; 1 15 sodium oxybutyrate. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 124.208, subsection 3, Code 2001, is 1 17 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 18 NEW PARAGRAPH. m. Any drug product containing gamma- 1 19 hydroxybutyric acid, including its salts, isomers, and salts 1 20 of isomers, for which an application is approved under section 1 21 505 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 1 22 Sec. 3. Section 135.11, subsection 25, Code 2001, is 1 23 amended to read as follows: 1 24 25. Establish ad hoc and advisory committees to the 1 25 director in areas where technical expertise is not otherwise 1 26 readily available. Members may be compensated for their 1 27 actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of 1 28 their duties. To encourage health consumer participation, 1 29 public members may also receive a per diem as specified in 1 30 section 7E.6 if funds are available and the per diem is 1 31 determined to be appropriate by the director. Expense moneys 1 32 paid to the members shall be paid from funds appropriated to 1 33 the department. A majority of the members of such a committee 1 34 constitutes a quorum. 1 35 Sec. 4. Section 135.105C, Code 2001, is amended by adding 2 1 the following new subsection: 2 2 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. A person who violates this section is 2 3 subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars 2 4 for each offense. 2 5 Sec. 5. Section 135I.1, subsection 3, Code 2001, is 2 6 amended to read as follows: 2 7 3. "Spa" means a bathing facility such as a hot tub or 2 8 whirlpool designed for recreational or therapeutic use. 2 9However, "spa" does not include a facility used under direct2 10supervision of qualified medical personnel.2 11 Sec. 6. Section 135I.2, Code 2001, is amended to read as 2 12 follows: 2 13 135I.2 APPLICABILITY. 2 14 This chapter applies to all swimming pools and spas owned 2 15 or operated by local or state government, or commercial 2 16 interests or private entities including, but not limited to, 2 17 facilities operated by cities, counties, public or private 2 18 school corporations, hotels, motels, camps, apartments, 2 19 condominiums, and health or country clubs. This chapter does 2 20 not apply to facilities intended for single family use or to a 2 21 swimming pool or spa operated by a homeowners' association 2 22 representing seventy-two or fewer dwelling units if the 2 23 association's bylaws, which also apply to a rental agreement 2 24 relative to any of the dwelling units, include an exemption 2 25 from the requirements of this chapter, provide for inspection 2 26 of the swimming pool or spa by an entity other than the 2 27 department or local board of health, and assume any liability 2 28 associated with operation of the swimming pool or spa. This 2 29 chapter does not apply to a swimming pool or spa used 2 30 exclusively for therapy under the direct supervision of 2 31 qualified medical personnel. To avoid duplication and promote 2 32 coordination of inspection activities, the department may 2 33 enter into agreements pursuant to chapter 28E with a local 2 34 board of health to provide for inspection and enforcement in 2 35 accordance with this chapter. 3 1 Sec. 7. Section 147.74, Code 2001, is amended by adding 3 2 the following new subsection: 3 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 20A. A registered nurse licensed under 3 4 chapter 152 may use the words "registered nurse" or the 3 5 letters "R.N." after the person's name. A licensed practical 3 6 nurse licensed under chapter 152 may use the words "licensed 3 7 practical nurse" or the letters "L.P.N." after the person's 3 8 name. 3 9 Sec. 8. Section 147.80, subsection 16, Code 2001, is 3 10 amended to read as follows: 3 11 16. License to practice barbering on the basis of an 3 12 examination given by the board of barber examiners, license to 3 13 practice barbering under a reciprocal agreement, renewal of a 3 14 license to practice barbering, annual inspection by the 3 15 department of inspections and appeals of barber school and 3 16 annual inspection of barber shop, an original barber school 3 17 license, renewal of a barber school license, transfer of 3 18 license upon change of ownership of a barber shop or barber 3 19 school, inspection by the department of inspections and 3 20 appeals and an original barber shop license, renewal of a 3 21 barber shop license, original barber school instructor's 3 22 license, renewal of a barber school instructor's license,3 23original barber assistant's license, renewal of a barber3 24assistant's license. 3 25 Sec. 9. Section 147.91, Code 2001, is amended to read as 3 26 follows: 3 27 147.91 PUBLICATIONS. 3 28 The department shall haveprinted in pamphlet form3 29 available for each profession the followingmatter which is3 30pertinent to the particular profession for which such pamphlet3 31is publishedinformation: 3 32 1. The law regulating the practice of the profession. 3 33 2. The rules of the Iowa department of public health and 3 34 the department of inspections and appeals relative to 3 35 licenses. 4 1 3. The rules of the examining board relative to 4 2 examinations. 4 3 Suchpamphletinformation shall be supplied to any person 4 4 applying for the same. The department may, to the extent 4 5 feasible, make the information described in this section 4 6 available by electronic means, including, but not limited to, 4 7 access to the documents through the internet. 4 8 Sec. 10. Section 147A.8, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 4 9 2001, is amended to read as follows: 4 10 d. Employed by or assigned to a hospital or other entity 4 11 in which health care is ordinarily provided only when under 4 12 the direct supervision of a physician, as a member of an 4 13 authorized ambulance, rescue, or first response service, or in 4 14 an individual capacity, to perform nonlifesaving procedures 4 15 for which those individuals have beentrainedcertified and 4 16 are designated in a written job description. Such procedures 4 17 may be performed after the patient is observed by and when the 4 18 emergency medical care provider is under the supervision of 4 19 the physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse, 4 20 including when the registered nurse is not acting in the 4 21 capacity of a physician designee, and where the procedure may 4 22 be immediately abandoned without risk to the patient. 4 23 Sec. 11. Section 154.6, Code 2001, is amended to read as 4 24 follows: 4 25 154.6 EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES. 4 26 Every license to practice optometry shall expire in 4 27 multiyear intervals as determined by the board. Application 4 28 for renewal of such license shall be made in writing to the 4 29 Iowa department of public health at least thirty days prior to 4 30 the expiration date, accompanied by the required renewal fee 4 31 andthe affidavit of the licensee or other proof satisfactory4 32to the department and to the Iowa state board of optometry4 33examiners, that the applicant has annually attended, since the4 34issuance of the last license to the applicant, an educational4 35program or clinic as conducted by the Iowa Optometric5 1Association, or its equivalent, for a period of at least two5 2days. The attendance requirement at the educational program5 3or clinic shall not be conditioned upon membership in the Iowa5 4Optometric Association. Nonmembers shall be admitted to the5 5annual educational program or clinic upon payment of their pro5 6rata share of the cost. In lieu of attendance at the annual5 7educational program or clinic, it shall be the duty of the5 8board of optometry examiners to recognize and approve5 9attendance at local optometric study group meetings as shall,5 10in the judgment of the board, constitute an equivalent to5 11attendance at the annual educational program of the5 12associationthe licensee shall submit evidence of attendance 5 13 of continuing education in this field. 5 14 Sec. 12. Section 154.7, Code 2001, is amended to read as 5 15 follows: 5 16 154.7 NOTICE OF EXPIRATION. 5 17 Notice of expiration of the license to practice optometry 5 18 shall be given by the Iowa department of public health to all 5 19 certificate holders by mailing the notice to the last known 5 20 address of such licensee at leastseventy-fivesixty days 5 21 prior to the expiration date, and the notice shall contain a 5 22 statement of the educational program attendance requirement 5 23 and the amount of legal fee required as a condition to the 5 24 renewal of the license. Subject to the provisions of this 5 25 chapter, the license shall be renewed without examination. 5 26 Sec. 13. Section 154A.14, Code 2001, is amended to read as 5 27 follows: 5 28 154A.14 RECIPROCITY. 5 29 If the board determines that another state or jurisdiction 5 30 has requirements equivalent to or higher than those provided 5 31 in this chapter, the department may issue a license by 5 32 reciprocity to applicants who hold valid certificates or 5 33 licenses todeal indispense and fit hearing aids in the other 5 34 state or jurisdiction. An applicant for a license by 5 35 reciprocity is not required to take a qualifying examination, 6 1 but is required to pay the license fee as provided in section 6 2 154A.17. The holder of a license of reciprocity is registered 6 3 in the same manner as the holder of a regular license. Fees, 6 4 grounds for renewal, and procedures for the suspension and 6 5 revocation of license by reciprocity are the same as for a 6 6 regular license. 6 7 Sec. 14. Section 158.9, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 2001, 6 8 is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph. 6 9 Sec. 15. Section 714.16, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 6 10 2001, is amended to read as follows: 6 11 e. "Contaminant" means any particulate, chemical, 6 12 microbiological, or radiological substance in water which has 6 13 a potentially adverse health effect and for which a maximum 6 14 contaminant level (MCL) or treatment technique requirement or 6 15 an action level established in lieu of a maximum contaminant 6 16 level (MCL), has been specified in the national primary 6 17 drinking water regulations. 6 18 Sec. 16. Section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph h, 6 19 subparagraph (3), subparagraph subdivision (c), Code 2001, is 6 20 amended to read as follows: 6 21 (c) Performance and test data including, but not limited 6 22 to, the list of contaminants certified to be reduced by the 6 23 water treatment system; the test influent concentration level 6 24 of each contaminant or surrogate for that contaminant; the 6 25 percentage reduction or effluent concentration of each 6 26 contaminant or surrogate; where applicable, the maximum 6 27 contaminant level (MCL) or a treatment technique requirement 6 28 or an action level established in lieu of a maximum 6 29 contaminant level (MCL) specified in the national primary 6 30 drinking water regulations; where applicable, the approximate 6 31 capacity in gallons; where applicable, the period of time 6 32 during which the unit is effective in reducing contaminants 6 33 based upon the contaminant or surrogate influent 6 34 concentrations used for the performance tests; where 6 35 applicable, the flow rate, pressure, and operational 7 1 temperature of the water during the performance tests. 7 2 Sec. 17. Section 158.11, Code 2001, is repealed. 7 3 Sec. 18. Sections 154A.1, 154A.2, 154A.4, 154A.9, 154A.13, 7 4 154A.18, 154A.19, 154A.20, 154A.21, 154A.23, 154A.24, and 7 5 154A.25, Code 2001, are amended by striking the word "dealer" 7 6 or "dealers" and inserting the word "dispenser" or 7 7 "dispensers". 7 8 7 9 7 10 7 11 MARY E. KRAMER 7 12 President of the Senate 7 13 7 14 7 15 7 16 BRENT SIEGRIST 7 17 Speaker of the House 7 18 7 19 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 7 20 is known as Senate File 433, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 7 21 7 22 7 23 7 24 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 7 25 Secretary of the Senate 7 26 Approved , 2001 7 27 7 28 7 29 7 30 THOMAS J. VILSACK 7 31 Governor
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