House
File
2377
S-5267
Amend
House
File
2377,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
House,
as
follows:
2
1.
Page
1,
before
line
3
by
inserting:
3
<
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.
>
10
2.
Page
2,
line
3,
before
<
practitioner
>
by
inserting
11
<
prescribing
>
12
3.
Page
2,
line
6,
before
<
practitioner
>
by
inserting
13
<
prescribing
>
14
4.
Page
2,
line
9,
by
striking
<
rule
>
and
inserting
<
rules
15
adopted
by
the
prescribing
practitioner’s
licensing
board
>
16
5.
Page
16,
line
22,
by
striking
<
and
dentistry
>
and
17
inserting
<
dentistry,
podiatry,
and
physician
assistants
>
18
6.
Page
16,
by
striking
lines
23
through
32
and
inserting:
19
<
1.
The
board
of
medicine,
board
of
dentistry,
board
of
20
physician
assistants,
board
of
podiatry,
and
board
of
nursing
21
shall
establish
rules
requiring
a
person
licensed
pursuant
to
22
section
148.3,
148C.3,
149.3,
or
152.6
or
chapter
153
who
has
23
prescribed
opioids
to
a
patient
during
the
previous
licensure
24
cycle
to
receive
continuing
education
credits
regarding
the
25
United
States
centers
for
disease
control
and
prevention
26
guideline
for
prescribing
opioids
for
chronic
pain,
including
27
recommendations
on
limitations
on
dosages
and
the
length
of
28
prescriptions,
risk
factors
for
abuse,
and
nonopioid
and
29
nonpharmacologic
therapy
options,
as
a
condition
of
license
30
renewal.
Each
licensing
board
shall
have
the
authority
31
to
determine
how
often
a
licensee
must
receive
continuing
32
education
credits.
33
2.
The
rules
established
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
34
include
the
option
for
a
licensee
to
attest
as
part
of
the
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license
renewal
process
that
the
licensee
is
not
subject
to
the
1
requirement
to
receive
continuing
education
credits
pursuant
2
to
this
section,
due
to
the
fact
that
the
licensee
did
not
3
prescribe
opioids
to
a
patient
during
the
previous
licensure
4
cycle.
>
5
7.
Page
16,
before
line
33
by
inserting:
6
<
Sec.
___.
RESCISSION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES.
7
1.
653
Iowa
administrative
code,
rule
11.4,
subrule
(1),
8
paragraph
“d”,
is
rescinded.
9
2.
As
soon
as
practicable,
the
Iowa
administrative
code
10
editor
shall
remove
the
language
of
the
Iowa
administrative
11
rule
referenced
in
subsection
1
of
this
section
from
the
Iowa
12
administrative
code.
>
13
8.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
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