House
File
710
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
710
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
212)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
the
board
of
medicine,
the
1
board
of
nursing,
the
board
of
pharmacy,
and
the
dental
2
board.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
2065HV
(2)
88
ss/rn
H.F.
710
Section
1.
Section
135.11A,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
There
shall
be
a
professional
licensure
division
within
3
the
department
of
public
health.
Each
board
under
chapter
147
4
or
under
the
administrative
authority
of
the
department,
except
5
the
board
of
nursing,
board
of
medicine,
dental
board,
and
6
board
of
pharmacy,
shall
receive
administrative
and
clerical
7
support
from
the
division
and
may
not
employ
its
own
support
8
staff
for
administrative
and
clerical
duties.
The
executive
9
director
of
the
board
of
nursing,
board
of
medicine,
dental
10
board,
and
board
of
pharmacy
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
11
section
135.11B.
12
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.11B
Appointment
of
certain
13
executive
directors.
14
1.
The
director
shall
appoint
and
supervise
a
full-time
15
executive
director
for
each
of
the
following
boards:
16
a.
The
board
of
medicine.
17
b.
The
board
of
nursing.
18
c.
The
dental
board.
19
d.
The
board
of
pharmacy.
20
2.
Each
board
listed
in
subsection
1
shall
advise
the
21
director
in
evaluating
potential
candidates
for
the
position
of
22
executive
director,
consult
with
the
director
in
the
hiring
of
23
the
executive
director,
and
review
and
advise
the
director
on
24
the
performance
of
the
executive
director
in
the
discharge
of
25
the
executive
director’s
duties.
26
Sec.
3.
Section
147.80,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
3.
The
board
of
medicine,
the
board
of
pharmacy,
the
29
dental
board,
and
the
board
of
nursing
shall
retain
individual
30
executive
officers
pursuant
to
section
135.11B
,
but
shall
31
make
every
effort
to
share
administrative,
clerical,
and
32
investigative
staff
to
the
greatest
extent
possible.
33
Sec.
4.
Section
152.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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152.2
Executive
director.
1
The
board
shall
appoint
retain
a
full-time
executive
2
director
,
who
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
section
135B.11
.
3
The
executive
director
shall
be
a
registered
nurse
and
shall
4
not
be
a
member
of
the
board
.
The
governor,
with
the
approval
5
of
the
executive
council
pursuant
to
section
8A.413,
subsection
6
3
,
under
the
pay
plan
for
exempt
positions
in
the
executive
7
branch
of
government,
shall
set
the
salary
of
the
executive
8
director.
9
Sec.
5.
Section
153.33,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
2.
All
employees
needed
to
administer
this
chapter
except
12
the
executive
director
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
the
merit
13
system.
The
executive
director
shall
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
14
the
board
be
appointed
pursuant
to
section
135.11B
and
shall
15
be
exempt
from
the
merit
system
provisions
of
chapter
8A,
16
subchapter
IV
.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
the
appointment
of
the
executive
21
directors
of
the
board
of
medicine,
board
of
nursing,
dental
22
board,
and
board
of
pharmacy.
The
bill
provides
that
the
23
director
of
the
department
of
public
health
shall
appoint
24
each
such
executive
director.
The
bill
instructs
each
board
25
to
consult
with
the
director
regarding
potential
candidates
26
for
executive
directorships
and
the
performance
of
current
27
executive
directors.
28
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