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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 135G.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 2 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 1 4 administer this chapter. The rules shall be subject to 1 5 approval by the board of health prior to adoption by the 1 6 department of inspections and appeals. The department shall 1 7 adopt and enforce rules setting minimum standards for birth 1 8 centers. However, the standards shall parallel and shall not 1 9 exceedstandards adopted by the maternity center association,1 10andstate and local building codes where applicable, including 1 11 the following: 1 12 Sec. 2. Section 135G.7, subsection 3, Code 2001, is 1 13 amended by striking the subsection. 1 14 Sec. 3. Section 135G.8, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 1 15 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1 16 b. The criteria for the selection of clients and the es- 1 17 tablishment of risk status shall be defined by departmental 1 18 rule, which shall reflect risk status standards adopted by the1 19maternity center association. 1 20 Sec. 4. Section 135G.12, subsection 2, Code 2001, is 1 21 amended to read as follows: 1 22 2. Consultation may be provided on-site or bytelecom-1 23municationtelemedicine as required by clinical and geographic 1 24 conditions. For the purpose of this subsection, 1 25 "telemedicine" means telemedicine as defined by rule of the 1 26 Iowa telecommunications and technology commission. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 This bill makes changes in Code chapter 135G relating to 1 29 birth centers. The bill changes references to standards to be 1 30 used by birth centers by eliminating references to the 1 31 standards used by the maternity center association, and 1 32 instead referring to the standards adopted by rule of the 1 33 department of inspections and appeals. The bill also changes 1 34 a reference to "telecommunication" to "telemedicine" relating 1 35 to the means by which consultation services may be provided to 2 1 a birthing center. 2 2 LSB 1146DP 79 2 3 pf/pj/5.1
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