House
Study
Bill
517
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MEYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
licensed
health
care
providers
for
purposes
1
of
state
law
regarding
concussion
and
brain
injury
policies
2
for
extracurricular
interscholastic
activities.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
280.13C,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
e.
“Licensed
health
care
provider”
means
a
physician,
3
physician
assistant,
chiropractor,
advanced
registered
4
nurse
practitioner,
nurse,
physical
therapist,
occupational
5
therapist,
person
who
holds
a
doctorate
in
psychology
with
6
specialty
training
in
neuropsychology
or
concussion
management,
7
or
athletic
trainer
licensed
by
a
board
designated
under
8
section
147.13
.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
adds
persons
who
hold
a
doctorate
in
psychology
13
with
specialty
training
in
neuropsychology
or
concussion
14
management
to
the
definition
of
“licensed
health
care
provider”
15
for
the
purposes
of
state
law
regarding
concussion
and
brain
16
injury
policies
for
extracurricular
interscholastic
activities.
17
Duties
of
such
licensed
health
care
providers
include
but
are
18
not
limited
to
making
determinations
regarding
removal
of
19
students
from
participation
in
such
activities
and
their
return
20
to
participation.
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