House File 296 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KRESSIG


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the board of medical examiners and complaints
  2    filed against a person licensed to practice medicine and
  3    surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathy.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2026YH 82
  6 rh/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  147.7A  COMPLAINANT NOTIFICATION.
  1  2    The board of medical examiners shall establish rules of
  1  3 procedure for notifying a complainant who has filed a
  1  4 complaint with the board against a person licensed to practice
  1  5 medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or
  1  6 osteopathy relating to the board's investigation of the
  1  7 complaint.  The rules shall also allow the complainant to
  1  8 provide additional information to the board relevant to the
  1  9 complaint.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill provides that the board of medical examiners
  1 12 shall establish rules for notifying a complainant who has
  1 13 filed a complaint with the board against a person licensed to
  1 14 practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and
  1 15 surgery, or osteopathy about the board's investigation of the
  1 16 complaint.  The rules shall also allow the complainant to
  1 17 provide any additional information the board deems necessary
  1 18 relevant to the complaint.
  1 19 LSB 2026YH 82
  1 20 rh:nh/es/88