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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 135.105A, Code 2003, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 135.105A LEAD INSPECTOR AND LEAD ABATER TRAINING AND 1 4 CERTIFICATION ESTABLISHED – CIVIL PENALTY. 1 5 1. The department shall establish a program for the 1 6 training and certification of lead inspectors and lead 1 7 abaters. The department shall maintain a listing, available 1 8 to the public and to city and county health departments, of 1 9 lead inspector and lead abater training programs that have 1 10 been approved by the department, and of lead inspectors and 1 11 lead abaters who have successfully completed the training 1 12 program and have been certified by the department. A person 1 13 may be certified as both a lead inspector and a lead abater. 1 14 However, a person who is certified as both a lead inspector 1 15 and a lead abater shall not provide both inspection and 1 16 abatement services at the same site unless a written consent 1 17 or waiver, following full disclosure by the person, is 1 18 obtained from the owner or manager of the site. 1 19 2. The department shall also establish a program for the 1 20 training of painting, demolition, and remodeling contractors 1 21 and those whoprovide mitigation control servicesconduct 1 22 interim controls of lead-based paint hazards. The training 1 23 shall be completed on a voluntary basis. 1 24 3. A person who owns real property which includes a 1 25 residential dwelling and who performs lead inspection or lead 1 26 abatement of the residential dwelling is not required to 1 27 obtain certification to perform these measures, unless the 1 28 residential dwelling is occupied by a person other than the 1 29 owner or a member of the owner's immediate family while the 1 30 measures are being performed. However, the department shall 1 31 encourage property owners who are not required to be certified 1 32 to complete the training course to ensure the use of 1 33 appropriate and safemitigationinspection and abatement 1 34 procedures. 1 35 4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person 2 1 shall not perform lead abatement or lead inspections unless 2 2 the person has completed a training program approved by the 2 3 department and has obtained certification. All lead abatement 2 4 and lead inspections, and lead inspector and lead abater 2 5 training programs, shall be performed and conducted in 2 6 accordance with work practice standards established by the 2 7 department. A person shall not conduct a training program for 2 8 lead inspectors or lead abaters unless the program has been 2 9 submitted to and approved by the department. A person who 2 10 violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not to 2 11 exceed five thousand dollars for each offense. 2 12 5. The department shall adopt rules regarding minimum 2 13 requirements for training programs, certification, work 2 14 practice standards, and suspension and revocation 2 15 requirements, and shall implement the training and 2 16 certification programs. The department shall seek federal 2 17 funding and shall establish fees in amounts sufficient to 2 18 defray the cost of the programs. Fees received shall be 2 19 considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2. 2 20 Sec. 2. Section 136C.10, Code 2003, is amended by adding 2 21 the following new unnumbered paragraph: 2 22 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The department may establish and 2 23 collect a fee related to transporting hazardous material if 2 24 the fee is used for a purpose related to transporting 2 25 hazardous material, including enforcement and planning, 2 26 developing, and maintaining a capability for emergency 2 27 response. The fees shall be established by rules adopted 2 28 pursuant to chapter 17A, and shall be deposited into a special 2 29 fund within the state treasury under the exclusive authority 2 30 of the department. Amounts deposited in the special fund 2 31 shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 2 32 8.2, and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, 2 33 appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in 2 34 this section. Repayment receipts collected and deposited 2 35 pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or 3 1 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 3 2 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 3 3 designated in future fiscal years. 3 4 Sec. 3. Section 147.153, subsection 2, Code 2003, is 3 5 amended to read as follows: 3 6 2. For a license as an audiologist: 3 7 a. Possess a master's degree or its equivalent from an 3 8 accredited school, college or university with a major in 3 9 audiology. 3 10 b. Show evidence of completion of not less than three 3 11 hundred hours of supervised clinical training in audiology as 3 12 a student in an accredited school, college or university. 3 13 c. Show evidence of completion of not less than nine 3 14 months clinical experience under the supervision of a licensed 3 15 audiologist following the receipt of the master's degree. 3 16 d. In lieu of paragraphs "a" through "c", hold a doctoral 3 17 degree in audiology, or its equivalent, from an accredited 3 18 school, college, or university which incorporates the academic 3 19 coursework and the minimum hours of supervised training 3 20 required by rules adopted by the board. 3 21 Sec. 4. Section 148.10, unnumbered paragraphs 2 and 3, 3 22 Code 2003, are amended by striking the unnumbered paragraphs 3 23 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 3 24 The temporary certificate shall be issued for a period not 3 25 to exceed one year and may be renewed, but a person shall not 3 26 practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and 3 27 surgery in excess of three years while holding a temporary 3 28 certificate. The fee for this license and the fee for renewal 3 29 of this license shall be set by the medical examiners. The 3 30 fees shall be based on the administrative costs of issuing and 3 31 renewing the licenses. 3 32 Sec. 5. Section 148B.5, subsection 3, Code 2003, is 3 33 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 3 34 thereof the following: 3 35 3. Pass an examination, either in electronic or written 4 1 form, satisfactory to the board and in accordance with rules. 4 2 Sec. 6. Section 151.12, Code 2003, is amended to read as 4 3 follows: 4 4 151.12 TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE. 4 5 The chiropractic examiners may, in their discretion, issue 4 6 a temporary certificate authorizing the licensee to practice 4 7 chiropractic if, in the opinion of the chiropractic examiners, 4 8 a need exists and the person possesses the qualifications 4 9 prescribed by the chiropractic examiners for the license, 4 10 which shall be substantially equivalent to those required for 4 11 licensure under this chapter. The chiropractic examiners 4 12 shall determine in each instance those eligible for this 4 13 license, whether or not examinations shall be given, and the 4 14 type of examinations. No requirements of the law pertaining 4 15 to regular permanent licensure are mandatory for this 4 16 temporary license except as specifically designated by the 4 17 chiropractic examiners. The granting of a temporary license 4 18 does not in any way indicate that the person so licensed is 4 19 eligible for regular licensure, nor are the chiropractic 4 20 examiners in any way obligated to so license the person. 4 21 The temporary certificate shall be issued for one year and 4 22 at the discretion of the chiropractic examiners may be 4 23 renewed, but a person shall not practice chiropractic in 4 24 excess of three years while holding a temporary certificate. 4 25 The fee for this license shall be set by the chiropractic 4 26 examiners and if extended beyond one year a renewal fee per 4 27 year shall be set by the chiropractic examiners. The fees 4 28 shall be based on the administrative costs of issuing and 4 29 renewing the licenses.The chiropractic examiners may cancel4 30a temporary certificate at any time, without a hearing, for4 31reasons deemed sufficient to the chiropractic examiners.4 32When the chiropractic examiners cancel a temporary4 33certificate they shall promptly notify the licensee by4 34registered mail, at the licensee's last-named address, as4 35reflected by the files of the chiropractic examiners, and the5 1temporary certificate is terminated and of no further force5 2and effect three days after the mailing of the notice to the5 3licensee.5 4 Sec. 7. Section 153.19, subsection 2, Code 2003, is 5 5 amended to read as follows: 5 6 2. A temporary permit shall be issued for a period 5 7 determined by the board and may be renewed at the discretion 5 8 of the board. The fee for a temporary permit and the fee for 5 9 renewal shall be set by the board. The fees shall be based on 5 10 the administrative costs of issuing and renewing the permits. 5 11The board may revoke a temporary permit at any time, without a5 12hearing, for reasons deemed sufficient by the board.5 13 Sec. 8. Section 153.19, subsection 3, Code 2003, is 5 14 amended by striking the subsection. 5 15 Sec. 9. Section 155A.3, Code 2003, is amended by adding 5 16 the following new subsection: 5 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 15A. "Electronic signature" means a 5 18 confidential personalized digital key, code, or number used 5 19 for secure electronic transmissions which identifies and 5 20 authenticates the signatory. 5 21 Sec. 10. Section 155A.37, subsection 4, Code 2003, is 5 22 amended to read as follows: 5 23 4. The board shall establish a procedure for receiving and 5 24 investigating complaints of violations of this code. The 5 25 board shall investigate all complaints of violations.The5 26results of an investigation shall be forwarded to the5 27complainant.5 28 EXPLANATION 5 29 This bill provides for various changes in connection with 5 30 programs under the authority of the Iowa department of public 5 31 health. 5 32 The bill provides that the department shall maintain a 5 33 listing of lead abater and lead inspector training programs, 5 34 and that lead abatements, lead inspections, and lead inspector 5 35 and lead abater training programs shall be performed and 6 1 conducted in accordance with work practice standards 6 2 established by the department. The bill provides that a 6 3 person shall not conduct a training program for lead 6 4 inspectors or lead abaters unless the program has been 6 5 submitted to and approved by the department. The bill 6 6 provides for the adoption of rules regarding minimum 6 7 requirements for training programs, certification, work 6 8 practice standards, and suspension and revocation 6 9 requirements, that the department shall implement the training 6 10 and certification programs, and that the department shall seek 6 11 federal funding and shall establish fees in amounts sufficient 6 12 to defray the cost of the programs. 6 13 The bill provides that the department may establish and 6 14 collect a fee related to transporting hazardous material if 6 15 the fee is used for a purpose related to transporting 6 16 hazardous material, including enforcement and planning, 6 17 developing, and maintaining a capability for emergency 6 18 response. 6 19 The bill provides that an applicant for a license as an 6 20 audiologist may hold, as an alternative to a master's degree 6 21 or its equivalent with a major in audiology, a doctoral degree 6 22 in audiology, or its equivalent, from an accredited 6 23 educational institution which incorporates the academic 6 24 coursework and the minimum hours of supervised training 6 25 required by rules adopted by the board. 6 26 The bill deletes provisions which had permitted the boards 6 27 of medical examiners, dental examiners, and chiropractic 6 28 examiners to cancel a temporary certificate to practice or a 6 29 temporary permit without due process. The bill provides that 6 30 the occupational therapy and occupational therapist 6 31 examination may be taken either in electronic or written form 6 32 without limitation as to how frequently the examination may be 6 33 administered. 6 34 The bill provides a definition of "electronic signature" 6 35 for purposes of electronic transmission of prescription drug 7 1 orders. The bill defines "electronic signature" to mean a 7 2 confidential personalized digital key, code, or number used 7 3 for secure electronic transmissions which identifies and 7 4 authenticates the signatory. 7 5 The bill provides for the deletion of provisions regarding 7 6 the requirement that results of an investigation of a board of 7 7 pharmacy examiners employee for alleged violation of the 7 8 board's code of professional responsibility shall be forwarded 7 9 to the complainant in favor of provisions contained in Code 7 10 section 22.7, subsection 11, dealing with confidentiality or 7 11 release of personnel and investigative information. 7 12 LSB 3168HC 80 7 13 rn/cf/24
Text: HSB00290 Text: HSB00292 Text: HSB00200 - HSB00299 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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