House
Study
Bill
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DENTAL
BOARD
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
authority
of
a
dentist
relating
to
the
1
prescribing
and
administration
of
certain
immunizations
and
2
vaccines.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
153.20,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
153.20
Drugs,
medicine,
and
surgery
,
and
vaccines
and
3
immunizations
.
4
1.
A
dentist
shall
have
the
right
to
prescribe
and
5
administer
drugs
or
medicine,
perform
such
surgical
operations,
6
administer
general
or
local
anesthetics
and
use
such
appliances
7
as
may
be
necessary
to
the
proper
practice
of
dentistry.
8
2.
a.
A
dentist
may
prescribe
and
administer
a
vaccine
9
or
immunization
for
influenza
or
SARS-CoV-2
to
patients
10
as
recommended
by
the
United
States
centers
for
disease
11
control
and
prevention.
A
dentist
shall
not
delegate
the
12
administration
of
a
vaccine
or
immunization
as
authorized
under
13
this
subsection
to
a
dental
hygienist
or
dental
assistant.
14
b.
Prior
to
the
prescribing
and
administration
of
15
a
vaccination
or
immunization
as
authorized
under
this
16
subsection,
a
dentist
shall
comply
with
all
of
the
following:
17
(1)
Successfully
complete
a
minimum
of
four
hours
of
18
training
pertaining
to
the
prescribing
and
administration
of
19
vaccines
or
immunizations.
20
(2)
Consult
and
review
the
statewide
immunization
registry
21
or
Iowa
health
information
network.
22
c.
A
dentist
shall
report
the
administration
of
a
vaccine
23
or
immunization
under
this
subsection
to
the
statewide
24
immunization
registry
or
Iowa
health
information
network.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
authorizes
a
dentist
to
prescribe
and
administer
a
29
vaccine
or
immunization
for
influenza
or
SARS-CoV-2
to
patients
30
as
recommended
by
the
United
States
centers
for
disease
control
31
and
prevention.
The
bill
prohibits
a
dentist
from
delegating
32
the
authority
to
administer
these
vaccines
or
immunizations
33
to
a
dental
hygienist
or
dental
assistant.
Prior
to
the
34
prescribing
and
administration
of
a
vaccination
or
immunization
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as
authorized
under
the
bill,
a
dentist
must
successfully
1
complete
a
minimum
of
four
hours
of
training
pertaining
to
the
2
prescribing
and
administration
of
vaccines
or
immunizations
and
3
consult
and
review
the
statewide
immunization
registry
or
Iowa
4
health
information
network.
A
dentist
shall
also
report
the
5
administration
of
a
vaccine
or
immunization
under
the
bill
to
6
the
statewide
immunization
registry
or
Iowa
health
information
7
network.
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