House Amendment 8330 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, H=8298, to House File 2494 as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 34 through 41 and 1 4 inserting: 1 5 <<Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 148F.3A Insurance and 1 6 liability. 1 7 1. If the board determines that liability insurance 1 8 is available to licensed midwives at a cost comparable 1 9 to that available for nurse midwives, the board shall 1 10 mandate such coverage by rule. Until that time, a 1 11 licensed midwife shall provide each client with a 1 12 disclosure statement indicating that the midwife does 1 13 not have liability insurance as provided in section 1 14 148F.5. 1 15 2. A midwife is personally liable for negligence or 1 16 an act of malpractice. This liability cannot be waived 1 17 and cannot be shielded through a corporate or other 1 18 business structure. 1 19 3. The board shall form a task force, comprised of 1 20 licensees and insurance professionals, to investigate 1 21 the feasibility of forming an insurance pool for 1 22 licensees.> 1 23 #2. Page 2, after line 11 by inserting: 1 24 <___. Page 7, after line 13 by inserting: 1 25 Sec. ___. LIABILITY. Nothing in this Act shall 1 26 preclude or limit liability established pursuant to any 1 27 other section of the Code or other provision of law. 1 28 Sec. ___. REPEAL. If an insurance pool is not 1 29 formed or liability insurance is not available as 1 30 described in section 148F.3A, as enacted in this Act, 1 31 by June 30, 2011, this Act is repealed July 1, 2011. >> 1 32 #3. By renumbering as necessary. STRUYK of Pottawattamie HF2494.4737 (2) 83 jr/nh -1-