Senate
Amendment
to
House
File
2377
H-8439
Amend
House
File
2377,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
House,
as
follows:
2
1.
Page
1,
before
line
3
by
inserting:
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Sec.
___.
Section
124.550,
subsection
2,
Code
2018,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
2.
“Prescribing
practitioner”
means
a
practitioner
who
6
has
prescribed
or
is
contemplating
the
authorization
of
7
a
prescription
for
the
patient
about
whom
information
is
8
requested.
“Prescribing
practitioner”
does
not
include
a
9
licensed
veterinarian.
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2.
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1,
line
5,
by
striking
<
3.
>
and
inserting
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4.
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3.
Page
1,
line
9,
by
striking
<
a.
>
and
inserting
<
a
.
>
12
4.
Page
2,
line
3,
before
<
practitioner
>
by
inserting
13
<
prescribing
>
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5.
Page
2,
line
6,
before
<
practitioner
>
by
inserting
15
<
prescribing
>
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6.
Page
2,
line
9,
by
striking
<
rule
>
and
inserting
<
rules
17
adopted
by
the
prescribing
practitioner’s
licensing
board
>
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7.
Page
13,
line
24,
by
striking
<
g.
>
and
inserting
<
h.
>
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8.
Page
16,
line
4,
by
striking
<
j.
>
and
inserting
<
k.
>
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9.
Page
16,
line
22,
by
striking
<
and
dentistry
>
and
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inserting
<
dentistry,
podiatry,
and
physician
assistants
>
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10.
Page
16,
by
striking
lines
23
through
32
and
inserting:
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1.
The
board
of
medicine,
board
of
dentistry,
board
of
24
physician
assistants,
board
of
podiatry,
and
board
of
nursing
25
shall
establish
rules
requiring
a
person
licensed
pursuant
to
26
section
148.3,
148C.3,
149.3,
or
152.6
or
chapter
153
who
has
27
prescribed
opioids
to
a
patient
during
the
previous
licensure
28
cycle
to
receive
continuing
education
credits
regarding
the
29
United
States
centers
for
disease
control
and
prevention
30
guideline
for
prescribing
opioids
for
chronic
pain,
including
31
recommendations
on
limitations
on
dosages
and
the
length
of
32
prescriptions,
risk
factors
for
abuse,
and
nonopioid
and
33
nonpharmacologic
therapy
options,
as
a
condition
of
license
34
renewal.
Each
licensing
board
shall
have
the
authority
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to
determine
how
often
a
licensee
must
receive
continuing
1
education
credits.
2
2.
The
rules
established
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
3
include
the
option
for
a
licensee
to
attest
as
part
of
the
4
license
renewal
process
that
the
licensee
is
not
subject
to
the
5
requirement
to
receive
continuing
education
credits
pursuant
6
to
this
section,
due
to
the
fact
that
the
licensee
did
not
7
prescribe
opioids
to
a
patient
during
the
previous
licensure
8
cycle.
>
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11.
Page
16,
before
line
33
by
inserting:
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Sec.
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RESCISSION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES.
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1.
653
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
11.4,
subrule
(1),
12
paragraph
“d”,
is
rescinded.
13
2.
As
soon
as
practicable,
the
Iowa
administrative
code
14
editor
shall
remove
the
language
of
the
Iowa
administrative
15
rule
referenced
in
subsection
1
of
this
section
from
the
Iowa
16
administrative
code.
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12.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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