Senate Amendment 5011


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 2177 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 6, line 2, by striking the word
     1  3 <Notwithstanding> and inserting the following:  <1.
     1  4 Notwithstanding>.
     1  5 #2.  Page 6, by inserting after line 15, the
     1  6 following:
     1  7    <2.  A physician, physician assistant, or advanced
     1  8 registered nurse practitioner who prescribes,
     1  9 dispenses, furnishes, or otherwise provides
     1 10 prescription oral antibiotic drugs to a patient's
     1 11 sexual partner or partners without examination of that
     1 12 patient's partner or partners under this section,
     1 13 shall be considered an employee of the state under
     1 14 chapter 669, shall be afforded protection as an
     1 15 employee of the state under section 669.21, and shall
     1 16 not be subject to payment of claims arising out of the
     1 17 care provided under this section through the
     1 18 physician's, physician assistant's, or advanced
     1 19 registered nurse practitioner's own professional
     1 20 liability insurance coverage, provided that the
     1 21 physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered
     1 22 nurse practitioner has registered with the department
     1 23 in accordance with rules adopted by the department.>
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     1 27 DAVID L. HARTSUCH
     1 28 SF 2177.201 82
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