Senate
File
255
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
255
BY
CHAPMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
notice
requirements
for
health-related
1
profession
licensees
who
request
certain
personal
2
information
from
patients
or
clients.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
147.115
Notice
regarding
requests
1
for
personal
information.
2
If
a
licensee
requests
a
patient
or
client
of
the
licensee
3
to
provide
personal
information
unrelated
to
the
treatment
or
4
provision
of
service
to
or
billing
of
the
patient
or
client,
5
the
licensee
shall
notify
the
patient
or
client
that
providing
6
such
information
is
not
required
for
treatment
or
provision
7
of
service
to
or
billing
of
the
patient
or
client
and
shall
8
state
the
purpose
for
collecting
and
the
intended
use
of
the
9
information.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
requires
a
licensee
of
a
health-related
profession
14
who
requests
a
patient
or
client
to
provide
personal
15
information
unrelated
to
the
treatment
or
provision
of
service
16
to
or
billing
of
the
patient
or
client
to
notify
the
patient
17
or
client
that
providing
that
information
is
not
required
for
18
treatment
or
provision
of
service
to
or
billing
of
the
patient
19
or
client
and
shall
state
the
purpose
for
collecting
and
the
20
intended
use
of
the
information.
21
A
licensee,
as
used
in
the
bill,
refers
to
a
physician
22
and
surgeon,
podiatric
physician,
osteopathic
physician
and
23
surgeon,
physician
assistant,
psychologist,
chiropractor,
24
nurse,
dentist,
dental
hygienist,
dental
assistant,
25
optometrist,
speech
pathologist,
audiologist,
pharmacist,
26
physical
therapist,
physical
therapist
assistant,
occupational
27
therapist,
occupational
therapy
assistant,
orthotist,
28
prosthetist,
pedorthist,
respiratory
care
practitioner,
29
practitioner
of
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
practitioner
30
of
barbering,
funeral
director,
dietitian,
marital
and
31
family
therapist,
mental
health
counselor,
respiratory
32
care
and
polysomnography
practitioner,
polysomnographic
33
technologist,
social
worker,
massage
therapist,
athletic
34
trainer,
acupuncturist,
nursing
home
administrator,
hearing
aid
35
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specialist,
or
sign
language
interpreter
or
transliterator.
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