Senate File 148 - Introduced SENATE FILE 148 BY BOLKCOM A BILL FOR An Act relating to hospital admitting privileges for advanced 1 registered nurse practitioners. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2185XS (1) 84 jr/nh

S.F. 148 Section 1. Section 135B.7, Code 2011, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. The rules shall require that a hospital 3 establish and implement written criteria to allow individual 4 advanced registered nurse practitioners to obtain admitting 5 privileges without a collaborating physician. 6 EXPLANATION 7 As part of the licensing requirements for hospitals, this 8 bill requires that the department of inspections and appeals 9 adopt rules that require hospitals to establish and implement 10 written criteria to allow individual advanced registered 11 nurse practitioners to obtain admitting privileges without a 12 collaborating physician. 13 -1- LSB 2185XS (1) 84 jr/nh 1/ 1