Senate
File
480
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
480
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
222)
(COMPANION
TO
LSB
1138HV
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
exemptions
from
disciplinary
action
for
1
persons
licensed
to
practice
health-related
professions
2
based
on
their
treatment
of
Lyme
disease
or
other
tick-borne
3
diseases,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
147.56
Lyme
disease
treatment
——
1
exemption
from
discipline.
2
A
person
licensed
by
a
board
under
this
subtitle
shall
not
3
be
subject
to
discipline
under
this
chapter
or
the
board’s
4
enabling
statute
based
solely
on
the
licensee’s
recommendation
5
or
provision
of
a
treatment
method
for
Lyme
disease
or
other
6
tick-borne
disease
if
the
recommendation
or
provision
of
such
7
treatment
meets
all
the
following
criteria:
8
1.
The
treatment
is
provided
after
an
examination
is
9
performed
and
informed
consent
is
received
from
the
patient.
10
2.
The
licensee
identifies
a
medical
reason
for
11
recommending
or
providing
the
treatment.
12
3.
The
treatment
is
provided
after
the
licensee
informs
the
13
patient
about
other
recognized
treatment
options
and
describes
14
to
the
patient
the
licensee’s
education,
experience,
and
15
credentials
regarding
the
treatment
of
Lyme
disease
or
other
16
tick-borne
disease.
17
4.
The
licensee
uses
the
licensee’s
own
medical
judgment
18
based
on
a
thorough
review
of
all
available
clinical
19
information
and
Lyme
disease
or
other
tick-borne
disease
20
literature
to
determine
the
best
course
of
treatment
for
the
21
individual
patient.
22
5.
The
treatment
will
not,
in
the
opinion
of
the
licensee,
23
result
in
the
direct
and
proximate
death
of
or
serious
bodily
24
injury
to
the
patient.
25
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
26
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
exempts
licensees
of
health-related
professions
31
provided
for
in
Code
chapter
147
from
discipline
based
solely
32
on
the
licensee’s
recommendation
or
provision
of
treatment
of
33
Lyme
disease
or
other
tick-borne
disease
if
informed
consent
34
is
received
from
the
patient
and
a
prior
examination
of
the
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patient
is
conducted,
the
licensee
identifies
a
medical
reason
1
for
recommending
or
providing
such
treatment,
the
treatment
is
2
provided
after
the
licensee
informs
the
patient
about
other
3
recognized
treatment
options
and
describes
to
the
patient
the
4
licensee’s
education,
experience,
and
credentials
regarding
5
the
treatment
of
Lyme
disease
or
other
tick-borne
disease,
the
6
licensee
uses
the
licensee’s
own
medical
judgment
based
on
a
7
thorough
review
of
all
available
information
and
literature
8
to
determine
the
best
course
of
treatment
for
the
individual
9
patient,
and
the
treatment
will
not,
in
the
opinion
of
the
10
licensee,
result
in
the
direct
and
proximate
death
of
or
11
serious
bodily
injury
to
the
patient.
12
The
bill
shall
become
effective
upon
enactment.
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