House Study Bill 11 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON MEYER) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the referral of a patient by a physical 1 therapist for diagnostic imaging. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1375YC (3) 90 pf/rh

H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 148A.5A Referral for diagnostic 1 imaging. 2 1. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a 3 physical therapist, as part of the physical therapy patient 4 evaluation and treatment as specified under section 148A.1, may 5 order diagnostic imaging to be performed and interpreted by 6 other appropriately licensed health care professionals. 7 2. Unless a patient does not have a primary care provider, 8 a physical therapist who orders diagnostic imaging shall 9 report the results of the diagnostic imaging to the patient’s 10 designated primary care provider within seven days following 11 receipt of the results to ensure patient coordination of care. 12 3. The board of physical and occupational therapy shall 13 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section 14 and to ensure patient coordination of care. 15 4. For the purposes of this section, “diagnostic imaging” 16 means medical imaging technologies that are used to view the 17 human body in order to diagnose, monitor, or treat medical 18 conditions. “Diagnostic imaging” includes but is not limited to 19 ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, x-ray imaging, 20 and computed tomography. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill authorizes a physical therapist, as part of the 25 physical therapy patient evaluation and treatment described 26 in the definition of and authorization for physical therapy, 27 to order diagnostic imaging to be performed and interpreted 28 by other appropriately licensed health care professionals. 29 Unless a patient does not have a primary care provider, a 30 physical therapist who orders diagnostic imaging shall report 31 the diagnostic imaging results to the patient’s designated 32 primary care provider within seven days following receipt of 33 the results to ensure patient coordination of care. The bill 34 directs the board of physical and occupational therapy to adopt 35 -1- LSB 1375YC (3) 90 pf/rh 1/ 2

H.F. _____ administrative rules to administer the bill and to ensure 1 patient coordination of care. Under the bill, “diagnostic 2 imaging” means medical imaging technologies that are used to 3 view the human body in order to diagnose, monitor, or treat 4 medical conditions. “Diagnostic imaging” includes but is not 5 limited to ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, 6 x-ray imaging, and computed tomography. 7 -2- LSB 1375YC (3) 90 pf/rh 2/ 2