HF 390 (LSB 1480HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 390

BY  COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 7)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 237A.5, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  All personnel in licensed or registered child care facilities shall have good health as evidenced by a report following a preemployment physical examination taken.
   b.  An individual shall have received an initial physical examination within the six months prior to beginning immediately preceding the date the individual begins employment, or within the three months immediately following the date the individual begins employment. The
   c.  A physical examination shall include communicable disease tests performed by a licensed physician as defined in section 135C.1, or by a licensed physician assistant as defined in section 148C.1 and.
   d.  Licensed or registered facility personnel shall be repeated receive a physical examination under this subsection at least once every three years after the date of the individual’s initial employment physical examination under paragraph “b”.
   e.  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 relates to physical examinations of personnel working in a licensed or registered child care facility. Under current law, personnel working in a licensed or registered child care facility (facility) must take an examination within six months prior to beginning employment. Such examinations, including communicable disease tests, must be performed by a licensed physician or physician’s assistant, and be repeated every three years after initial employment. The bill allows individuals to receive an initial physical examination within the six months immediately preceding the date the individual begins employment at a facility, or within the three months immediately following the date the individual begins employment at a facility. The individual must receive follow-up physical examinations once every three years from the date of the individual’s initial physical examination.