SSB 1010 (LSB 1430XC (1) 90)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON EDLER)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the timing of physical examinations for licensed or registered child care facility personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 237A.5, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  All personnel in licensed or registered facilities shall have good health as evidenced by a report following a preemployment physical examination taken within six months prior to beginning employment or within thirty days following the beginning of employment. The examination shall include communicable disease tests by a licensed physician as defined in section 135C.1 or a licensed physician assistant as defined in section 148C.1 and shall be repeated every three years after initial employment. Controlled medical conditions which would not affect the performance of the employee in the capacity employed shall not prohibit employment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that all personnel of a licensed or registered child care facility shall take a physical examination to evidence good health within 6 months prior to beginning employment or within 30 days following the beginning of employment.