House Study Bill 171 HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SMITH) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the membership of the board of physician 2 assistant examiners. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2094HC 82 5 jr/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 147.14, subsection 12, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 12. For the board of physician assistant examiners,three1 4 five members licensed to practice as physician assistants, at 1 5 least two of whom practice in counties with a population of 1 6 less than fifty thousand, one member licensed to practice 1 7 medicine and surgery who supervises a physician assistant, one 1 8 member licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery 1 9 who supervises a physician assistant, and two members who are 1 10 not licensed to practice either medicine and surgery or 1 11 osteopathic medicine and surgery or licensed as a physician 1 12 assistant and who shall represent the general public. At 1 13 least one of the physician members shall be in practice in a 1 14 county with a population of less than fifty thousand. A 1 15 majority of members of the board constitutes a quorum. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 The board of physician assistant examiners currently has 1 18 seven members, three of whom are licensed to practice as 1 19 physician assistants. This bill adds two licensed physician 1 20 assistants to the board membership. 1 21 LSB 2094HC 82 1 22 jr:nh/je/5