Senate
Study
Bill
1132
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
RAGAN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
licensure
identification
and
display
1
requirements
and
professional
title
and
abbreviation
2
restrictions
for
certain
health-related
professions
and
3
making
penalties
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
147.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
a
A
person
who
is
3
licensed
in
another
state
and
recognized
for
licensure
in
this
4
state
pursuant
to
the
nurse
licensure
compact
contained
in
5
section
152E.1
or
pursuant
to
the
advanced
practice
registered
6
nurse
compact
contained
in
section
152E.3
.
A
person
licensed
7
in
another
state
and
recognized
for
licensure
in
this
state
8
pursuant
to
either
compact
who
has
a
primary
site
of
practice
9
shall
,
however,
maintain
display
a
copy
of
a
license
and
10
evidence
of
current
renewal
issued
by
the
person’s
home
state
11
available
for
inspection
when
engaged
in
the
practice
of
12
nursing
in
this
state.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
147.72,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
147.72
Professional
titles
and
abbreviations.
16
1.
a.
Any
person
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
under
17
this
subtitle
may
append
to
the
person’s
name
any
recognized
18
title
or
abbreviation,
which
the
person
is
entitled
to
use,
19
to
designate
the
person’s
particular
profession,
but
no
other
20
person
shall
assume
or
use
such
title
or
abbreviation,
and
no
21
licensee
shall
advertise
in
such
a
manner
as
to
lead
the
public
22
to
believe
that
the
licensee
is
engaged
in
the
practice
of
any
23
other
profession
than
the
one
which
the
licensee
is
licensed
24
to
practice.
25
b.
Any
advertisement
for
services
provided
by
a
person
26
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
under
this
subtitle
shall
27
clearly
identify
the
license
held
by
the
person
advertising
or
28
providing
services,
consistent
with
this
subtitle.
29
2.
A
board
shall
require
any
person
licensed
to
practice
a
30
profession
identified
under
section
147.74
to
do
the
following
31
when
directly
engaging
a
member
of
the
public
in
the
practice
32
of
the
person’s
profession:
33
a.
Wear
a
form
of
identification
consistent
with
rules
34
promulgated
by
the
department
in
collaboration
with
each
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applicable
board,
unless
wearing
identification
creates
a
1
safety
or
health
risk.
The
rules
shall
establish
uniform
2
minimum
standards
for
identification.
Minimum
standards
3
shall
include
prominent
display
of
the
professional
title
and
4
abbreviation
of
the
licensee
as
set
forth
in
section
147.74.
5
b.
If
wearing
identification
creates
a
safety
or
health
6
risk,
the
licensee
shall
verbally
disclose
the
license
the
7
licensee
holds.
8
3.
Persons
licensed
pursuant
to
section
148.5
shall
also
9
comply
with
the
requirements
of
subsection
2
of
this
section
10
consistent
with
rules
adopted
by
the
board
of
medicine.
11
4.
Failure
of
a
licensee
to
comply
with
the
requirements
12
set
forth
in
subsection
2
and
the
rules
adopted
thereunder
may
13
constitute
a
basis
for
board
action
against
the
licensee.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
147.74,
subsection
21,
Code
2013,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
21.
An
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
licensed
17
under
chapter
152
may
use
the
words
“advanced
registered
nurse
18
practitioner”
or
the
letters
“A.R.N.P.”
after
the
person’s
19
name.
A
registered
nurse
licensed
under
chapter
152
may
use
20
the
words
“registered
nurse”
or
the
letters
“R.
N.”
after
the
21
person’s
name.
A
licensed
practical
nurse
licensed
under
22
chapter
152
may
use
the
words
“licensed
practical
nurse”
or
the
23
letters
“L.
P.
N.”
after
the
person’s
name.
24
EXPLANATION
25
This
bill
makes
changes
relating
to
licensure
identification
26
and
display
and
to
professional
title
and
abbreviation
27
restrictions
for
certain
health-related
professions.
28
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
recognized
for
licensure
in
29
Iowa
under
the
nursing
compact
in
Code
chapter
152E
who
has
a
30
primary
site
of
practice
is
required
to
display
evidence
of
31
current
renewal
of
the
license,
in
addition
to
the
license.
32
The
bill
requires
that
any
advertisement
for
services
33
provided
by
a
person
licensed
in
a
health-related
profession
34
clearly
identify
the
license
held
by
the
person
advertising
or
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providing
services.
1
The
bill
requires
persons
licensed
in
health-related
2
professions
whose
professional
title
and
abbreviation
3
is
designated
by
Code
section
147.74
to
wear
a
form
of
4
identification
based
on
standards
promulgated
by
rule
by
5
the
department
of
public
health
in
collaboration
with
each
6
applicable
licensing
board.
The
bill
also
provides
that
this
7
requirement
applies
to
resident
physicians
licensed
under
Code
8
section
148.5.
9
The
bill
also
authorizes
an
advanced
registered
nurse
10
practitioner
to
use
the
words
“advanced
registered
nurse
11
practitioner”
or
the
acronym
“A.R.N.P.”.
Current
law
provides
12
that
a
person
who
fails
to
properly
use
the
designations
13
specified
in
statute
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
14
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
15
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
than
$625
16
or
both.
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