S.F. 2148 Section 1. Section 136.1, Code 2009, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 136.1 Composition of board. 3 The state board of health shall consist of the following 4 members: Five Two members learned in health-related 5 disciplines, three members who have direct experience with 6 public health, two members who have direct experience with 7 substance abuse treatment or prevention, and four members 8 representing the general public. At least one of such members 9 shall be licensed in the practice of medicine and surgery or 10 osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapter 148. 11 The director of public health shall serve as secretary of the 12 board. 13 Sec. 2. Section 136.3, Code 2009, is amended by striking the 14 section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 15 136.3 Duties. 16 The state board of health shall provide a forum for the 17 development of public health policy in the state of Iowa and 18 shall have the following powers and duties: 19 1. Consider and study legislation and administration 20 concerning public health. 21 2. Advise the department on any issue related to the 22 promotion and protection of the health of Iowans including but 23 not limited to: 24 a. Prevention of epidemics and the spread of disease, 25 including communicable and infectious diseases such as zoonotic 26 diseases, quarantine and isolation, sexually transmitted 27 diseases, and antitoxins and vaccines. 28 b. Protection against environmental hazards. 29 c. Prevention of injuries. 30 d. Promotion of healthy behaviors. 31 e. Preparing for, responding to, and recovering from public 32 health emergencies and disasters. 33 3. Establish policies governing the performance of the 34 department in the discharge of any duties imposed on it by law. 35 -1- LSB 5301SV (4) 83 jr/nh 1/ 4

S.F. 2148 4. Provide guidance to the director in the discharge of the 1 director’s duties. 2 5. Adopt and implement the Iowa public health standards. 3 6. Assure that the department complies with Iowa Code, 4 administrative rules, and the Iowa public health standards. 5 For this purpose the board shall have access at any time to all 6 documents and records of the department. 7 7. Assure that the department prepares and distributes an 8 annual report. 9 8. Advise or make recommendations to the director of public 10 health, governor, and general assembly relative to public 11 health and advocate for state and local public health to comply 12 with the Iowa public health standards. 13 9. Offer consultation to the governor in the appointment of 14 the director of the department. 15 10. Adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal rules and 16 regulations consistent with law for the protection of the 17 public health and prevention of substance abuse, and for 18 the guidance of the department. All rules adopted by the 19 department are subject to approval by the board. 20 11. Act by committee, or by a majority of the board. 21 12. Keep minutes of the transactions of each session, 22 regular or special, which shall be public records and filed 23 with the department. 24 13. Perform those duties authorized pursuant to chapter 25 125. The board may appoint a substance abuse program committee 26 to approve or deny applications for licensure received from 27 substance abuse programs pursuant to chapter 125 and to perform 28 any other function authorized by chapter 125 and delegated to 29 the committee. 30 14. Perform those duties authorized pursuant to sections 31 135.156, 135.159, and 135.161, and other provisions of law. 32 Sec. 3. Section 136.5, Code 2009, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 136.5 Meetings. 35 -2- LSB 5301SV (4) 83 jr/nh 2/ 4

S.F. 2148 The board shall meet on the second Wednesday in July and on 1 the second Wednesday of every second month thereafter at least 2 six times per year and at such other times as may be deemed 3 necessary by the president chairperson of the board or the 4 director of the department . The president department shall 5 give each board member adequate notice of all special meetings. 6 A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a 7 quorum. 8 Sec. 4. Section 136.7, Code 2009, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 136.7 Officer Chairperson —— staff assistance . 11 At the meeting held in The board shall annually in July of 12 each year a president shall be elected from the board elect 13 a chairperson , who shall serve for a period of one year. At 14 the request of the board the The department shall furnish 15 an executive clerk staff from the regular employees of the 16 department to record the minutes of the meetings of the board. 17 Sec. 5. Section 136.8, Code 2009, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 136.8 Supplies. 20 The department shall furnish the board of health with all 21 articles and supplies required for the public use and necessary 22 to enable the board to perform the duties imposed upon it by 23 law. Such articles and supplies shall be obtained by the 24 department in the same manner in which the regular supplies for 25 the department are obtained and the same shall be considered 26 and accounted for as if obtained for the use of the department. 27 EXPLANATION 28 This bill rewrites provisions in Code chapter 136, relating 29 to the organization and duties of the state board of health. 30 The revision remains very similar to the current statute. 31 The bill revises the membership of the board itself. Under 32 current law, the board consists of five members learned 33 in health-related disciplines, two members who have direct 34 experience with substance abuse treatment or prevention, and 35 -3- LSB 5301SV (4) 83 jr/nh 3/ 4

S.F. 2148 four members representing the general public. Under the bill, 1 board makeup consists of two members learned in health-related 2 disciplines, three members who have direct experience with 3 public health, two members who have direct experience with 4 substance abuse treatment or prevention, and four members 5 representing the general public. At least one member must be a 6 physician. 7 The bill amends Code section 136.3, relating to the duties 8 of the board, by reorganizing the Code section and updating 9 language. The bill eliminates some specific duties and sets 10 the board duties in general terms. Many of the specific duties 11 are now encompassed in the board duty to "[a]dopt and implement 12 the Iowa public health standards”. 13 The bill revises Code section 136.5 to provide general 14 guidelines for the number of meetings the board shall hold 15 annually rather than specific meeting dates and directs the 16 department, rather than the president of the board, to give 17 notice of meetings. The bill also amends Code section 136.7 to 18 provide that the board shall elect a chairperson rather than a 19 president. 20 -4- LSB 5301SV (4) 83 jr/nh 4/ 4