House File 2592 - Reprinted



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 645)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for various technical and substantive changes
  2    relating to health licensing and other public health matters.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 HF 2592
  5 rn/es/25

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 135.2, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    135.2  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND ACTING DIRECTOR.
  1  4    1.  a.  The governor shall appoint the director of the
  1  5 department, subject to confirmation by the senate.  The
  1  6 director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.  The
  1  7 director is exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter
  1  8 8A, subchapter IV.  The governor shall set the salary of the
  1  9 director within the range established by the general assembly.
  1 10    b.  The director shall possess education and experience in
  1 11 public health.
  1 12    2.  The director may appoint an employee of the department
  1 13 to be acting director, who shall have all the powers and
  1 14 duties possessed by the director.  The director may appoint
  1 15 more than one acting director but only one acting director
  1 16 shall exercise the powers and duties of the director at any
  1 17 time.
  1 18    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  135.12  OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL
  1 19 HEALTH == ESTABLISHED == DUTIES.
  1 20    The office of multicultural health is established within
  1 21 the department.  The office shall be responsible for all of
  1 22 the following:
  1 23    1.  Providing comprehensive management strategies to
  1 24 address culturally and linguistically appropriate services,
  1 25 including strategic goals, plans, policies, and procedures,
  1 26 and designating staff responsible for implementation.
  1 27    2.  Requiring and arranging for ongoing education and
  1 28 training for administrative, clinical, and other appropriate
  1 29 staff in culturally and linguistically competent health care
  1 30 and service delivery.
  1 31    3.  Utilizing formal mechanisms for community and consumer
  1 32 involvement and coordinating with other state agencies to
  1 33 identify resources and programs that affect the health service
  1 34 delivery systems.
  1 35    Sec. 3.  Section 135.22A, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  2  1 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  2  2    3.  The council shall be composed of a minimum of nine
  2  3 members appointed by the governor in addition to the ex
  2  4 officio members, and the governor may appoint additional
  2  5 members.  Insofar as practicable, the council shall include
  2  6 persons with brain injuries, family members of persons with
  2  7 brain injuries, representatives of industry, labor, business,
  2  8 and agriculture, representatives of federal, state, and local
  2  9 government, and representatives of religious, charitable,
  2 10 fraternal, civic, educational, medical, legal, veteran,
  2 11 welfare, and other professional groups and organizations.
  2 12 Members shall be appointed representing every geographic and
  2 13 employment area of the state and shall include members of both
  2 14 sexes.  A simple majority of the members appointed by the
  2 15 governor shall constitute a quorum.
  2 16    Sec. 4.  Section 135.63, subsection 2, paragraphs l and o,
  2 17 Code 2005, are amended to read as follows:
  2 18    l.  The replacement or modernization of any institutional
  2 19 health facility if the replacement or modernization does not
  2 20 add new health services or additional bed capacity for
  2 21 existing health services, notwithstanding any provision in
  2 22 this division to the contrary.  This exclusion is applicable
  2 23 only if the institutional health facility ceases offering the
  2 24 health services simultaneously with the initiation of the
  2 25 offering of the health services by the replacement
  2 26 institutional health facility or the modernized institutional
  2 27 health facility.
  2 28    o.  The change in ownership, licensure, organizational
  2 29 structure, or designation of the type of institutional health
  2 30 facility if the health services offered by the successor
  2 31 institutional health facility are unchanged.  This exclusion
  2 32 is applicable only if the institutional health facility
  2 33 consents to the change in ownership, licensure, organizational
  2 34 structure, or designation of the type of institutional health
  2 35 facility and ceases offering the health services
  3  1 simultaneously with the initiation of the offering of health
  3  2 services by the successor institutional health facility.
  3  3    Sec. 5.  NEW SECTION.  135.105D  BLOOD LEAD TESTING ==
  3  4 PROVIDER EDUCATION == PAYOR OF LAST RESORT.
  3  5    1.  For purposes of this section:
  3  6    a.  "Blood lead testing" means taking a capillary or venous
  3  7 sample of blood and sending it to a laboratory to determine
  3  8 the level of lead in the blood.
  3  9    b.  "Capillary" means a blood sample taken from the finger
  3 10 or heel for lead analysis.
  3 11    c.  "Health care provider" means a physician who is
  3 12 licensed under chapter 148, 150, or 150A, or a person who is
  3 13 licensed as a physician assistant under chapter 148C, or as an
  3 14 advanced registered nurse practitioner.
  3 15    d.  "Venous" means a blood sample taken from a vein in the
  3 16 arm for lead analysis.
  3 17    2.  The department shall work with health care provider
  3 18 associations to educate health care providers regarding
  3 19 requirements for testing children who are enrolled in certain
  3 20 federally funded programs and regarding department
  3 21 recommendations for testing other children for lead poisoning.
  3 22    3.  The department shall implement blood lead testing for
  3 23 children under six years of age who are not eligible for the
  3 24 testing services to be paid by a third=party source.  The
  3 25 department shall contract with one or more public health
  3 26 laboratories to provide blood lead analysis for such children.
  3 27 The department shall establish by rule the procedures for
  3 28 health care providers to submit samples to the contracted
  3 29 public health laboratories for analysis.  The department shall
  3 30 also establish by rule a method to reimburse health care
  3 31 providers for drawing blood samples from such children and the
  3 32 dollar amount that the department will reimburse health care
  3 33 providers for the service.  Payment for blood lead analysis
  3 34 and drawing blood samples shall be limited to the amount
  3 35 appropriated for the program in a fiscal year.
  4  1    Sec. 6.  Section 135.109, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
  4  2 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  4  3    b.  A licensed physician or nurse who is knowledgeable
  4  4 concerning domestic abuse injuries and deaths, including
  4  5 suicides.
  4  6    Sec. 7.  Section 135.109, subsection 4, Code 2005, is
  4  7 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  4  8    NEW PARAGRAPH.  j.  The director of the state law
  4  9 enforcement academy.
  4 10    Sec. 8.  Section 135.110, subsection 1, paragraph a,
  4 11 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  4 12 follows:
  4 13    Prepare an annual a biennial report for the governor,
  4 14 supreme court, attorney general, and the general assembly
  4 15 concerning the following subjects:
  4 16    Sec. 9.  Section 135.140, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code
  4 17 Supplement 2005, is amended by adding the following new
  4 18 subparagraphs:
  4 19    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (6)  A natural occurrence or incident,
  4 20 including but not limited to fire, flood, storm, drought,
  4 21 earthquake, tornado, or windstorm.
  4 22    NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (7)  A man=made occurrence or incident,
  4 23 including but not limited to an attack, spill, or explosion.
  4 24    Sec. 10.  Section 137.6, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
  4 25 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  4 26    a.  Rules of a county board shall become effective upon
  4 27 approval by the county board of supervisors by a motion or
  4 28 resolution as defined in section 331.101, subsection 13, and
  4 29 publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the
  4 30 county.
  4 31    Sec. 11.  NEW SECTION.  139A.13A  ISOLATION OR QUARANTINE
  4 32 == EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION.
  4 33    1.  An employer shall not discharge an employee, or take or
  4 34 fail to take action regarding an employee's promotion or
  4 35 proposed promotion, or take action to reduce an employee's
  5  1 wages or benefits for actual time worked, due to the
  5  2 compliance of an employee with a quarantine or isolation order
  5  3 issued by the department or a local board.
  5  4    2.  An employee whose employer violates this section may
  5  5 petition the court for imposition of a cease and desist order
  5  6 against the person's employer and for reinstatement to the
  5  7 person's previous position of employment.  This section does
  5  8 not create a private cause of action for relief of money
  5  9 damages.
  5 10    Sec. 12.  Section 147.82, subsection 3, Code Supplement
  5 11 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  5 12    3.  The department may annually retain and expend not more
  5 13 than one hundred thousand dollars for reduction of the number
  5 14 of days necessary to process medical license requests and for
  5 15 reduction of the number of days needed for consideration of
  5 16 malpractice cases from fees collected pursuant to section
  5 17 147.80 by the board of medical examiners in the fiscal year
  5 18 beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006.  Fees
  5 19 retained by the department pursuant to this subsection shall
  5 20 be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 and
  5 21 shall be used for the purposes described in this subsection.
  5 22    Sec. 13.  Section 147.106, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code
  5 23 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  5 24    e.  The referring clinical laboratory, other than the
  5 25 laboratory of a physician's office or group practice, that
  5 26 ordered the services.  A laboratory of a physician's office or
  5 27 group practice that ordered the services may be presented a
  5 28 claim, bill, or demand for payment if a physician in the
  5 29 physician's office or group practice is performing the
  5 30 professional component of the anatomic pathology services.
  5 31    Sec. 14.  Section 147.106, subsection 5, Code Supplement
  5 32 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  5 33    5.  This section does not prohibit claims or charges
  5 34 presented by to a referring clinical laboratory, other than a
  5 35 laboratory of a physician's office or group practice, to
  6  1 unless in accordance with subsection 1, paragraph "e", by
  6  2 another clinical laboratory when samples are transferred
  6  3 between laboratories for the provision of anatomic pathology
  6  4 services.
  6  5    Sec. 15.  Section 147.153, subsection 3, Code 2005, is
  6  6 amended to read as follows:
  6  7    3.  Pass an examination administered as determined by the
  6  8 board to assure the applicant's professional competence in
  6  9 speech pathology or audiology by rule.
  6 10    Sec. 16.  Section 147.155, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  6 11 follows:
  6 12    147.155  TEMPORARY CLINICAL LICENSE.
  6 13    Any person who has fulfilled all of the requirements for
  6 14 licensure under this division, except for having completed the
  6 15 nine months clinical experience requirement as provided in
  6 16 section 147.153, subsection 1 or 2, and the examination as
  6 17 provided in section 147.153, subsection 3, may apply to the
  6 18 board for a temporary clinical license.  The license shall be
  6 19 designated "temporary clinical license in speech pathology" or
  6 20 "temporary clinical license in audiology" and shall authorize
  6 21 the licensee to practice speech pathology or audiology under
  6 22 the supervision of a licensed speech pathologist or licensed
  6 23 audiologist, as appropriate.  The license shall be valid for
  6 24 one year and may be renewed once at the discretion of the
  6 25 board.  The fee for a temporary clinical license shall be set
  6 26 by the board to cover the administrative costs of issuing the
  6 27 license, and if renewed, a renewal fee as set by the board
  6 28 shall be required.  A temporary clinical license shall be
  6 29 issued only upon evidence satisfactory to the board that the
  6 30 applicant will be supervised by a person licensed as a speech
  6 31 pathologist or audiologist, as appropriate.  The board shall
  6 32 revoke any temporary clinical license at any time it
  6 33 determines either that the work done by the temporary clinical
  6 34 licensee or the supervision being given the temporary clinical
  6 35 licensee does not conform to reasonable standards established
  7  1 by the board.
  7  2    Sec. 17.  NEW SECTION.  147A.15  AUTOMATED EXTERNAL
  7  3 DEFIBRILLATOR EQUIPMENT == PENALTY.
  7  4    Any person who damages, wrongfully takes or withholds, or
  7  5 removes any component of automated external defibrillator
  7  6 equipment located in a public or privately owned location,
  7  7 including batteries installed to operate the equipment, is
  7  8 guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
  7  9    Sec. 18.  Section 148.2, subsection 5, Code 2005, is
  7 10 amended to read as follows:
  7 11    5.  Physicians and surgeons of the United States army,
  7 12 navy, or air force, marines, public health service, or other
  7 13 uniformed service when acting in the line of duty in this
  7 14 state, and holding a current, active permanent license in good
  7 15 standing in another state, district, or territory of the
  7 16 United States, or physicians and surgeons licensed in another
  7 17 state, when incidentally called into this state in
  7 18 consultation with a physician and surgeon licensed in this
  7 19 state.
  7 20    Sec. 19.  Section 149.3, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  7 21 follows:
  7 22    149.3  LICENSE.
  7 23    Every applicant for a license to practice podiatry shall:
  7 24    1.  Be a graduate of an accredited high school of podiatry.
  7 25    2.  Present a diploma an official transcript issued by a
  7 26 school of podiatry approved by the board of podiatry
  7 27 examiners.
  7 28    3.  Pass an examination in the subjects of anatomy,
  7 29 chemistry, dermatology, diagnosis, pharmacy and materia
  7 30 medica, pathology, physiology, histology, bacteriology,
  7 31 neurology, practical and clinical podiatry, foot orthopedics,
  7 32 and others, as prescribed by the board of podiatry examiners
  7 33 as determined by the board by rule.
  7 34    4.  Have successfully completed a one=year residency or
  7 35 preceptorship approved by the board of podiatry examiners as
  8  1 determined by the board by rule.  This subsection applies to
  8  2 all applicants who graduate from podiatric college on or after
  8  3 January 1, 1995.
  8  4    Sec. 20.  Section 149.7, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2005,
  8  5 is amended to read as follows:
  8  6    The temporary certificate shall be issued for one year and
  8  7 may be renewed, but a person shall not be entitled to practice
  8  8 podiatry in excess of three years while holding a temporary
  8  9 certificate.  The fee for this certificate shall be set by the
  8 10 podiatry examiners and if extended beyond one year a renewal
  8 11 fee per year shall be set by the podiatry examiners.  The fees
  8 12 shall be based on the administrative costs of issuing and
  8 13 renewing the certificates.  The podiatry examiners may cancel
  8 14 a temporary certificate at any time, without a hearing, for
  8 15 reasons deemed sufficient to the podiatry examiners.
  8 16    Sec. 21.  Section 149.7, unnumbered paragraphs 3 and 4,
  8 17 Code 2005, are amended by striking the unnumbered paragraphs.
  8 18    Sec. 22.  Section 151.12, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  8 19 follows:
  8 20    151.12  TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE.
  8 21    The chiropractic examiners may, in their discretion, issue
  8 22 a temporary certificate authorizing the licensee to practice
  8 23 chiropractic if, in the opinion of the chiropractic examiners,
  8 24 a need exists and the person possesses the qualifications
  8 25 prescribed by the chiropractic examiners for the license,
  8 26 which shall be substantially equivalent to those required for
  8 27 licensure under this chapter.  The chiropractic examiners
  8 28 shall determine in each instance those eligible for this
  8 29 license, whether or not examinations shall be given, and the
  8 30 type of examinations, and the duration of the license.  No
  8 31 requirements of the law pertaining to regular permanent
  8 32 licensure are mandatory for this temporary license except as
  8 33 specifically designated by the chiropractic examiners.  The
  8 34 granting of a temporary license does not in any way indicate
  8 35 that the person so licensed is eligible for regular licensure,
  9  1 nor are the chiropractic examiners in any way obligated to so
  9  2 license the person.
  9  3    The temporary certificate shall be issued for one year and
  9  4 at the discretion of the chiropractic examiners may be
  9  5 renewed, but a person shall not practice chiropractic in
  9  6 excess of three years while holding a temporary certificate.
  9  7 The fee for this license shall be set by the chiropractic
  9  8 examiners and if extended beyond one year a renewal fee per
  9  9 year shall be set by the chiropractic examiners.  The fees fee
  9 10 for the temporary license shall be based on the administrative
  9 11 costs of issuing and renewing the licenses.  The chiropractic
  9 12 examiners may cancel a temporary certificate at any time,
  9 13 without a hearing, for reasons deemed sufficient to the
  9 14 chiropractic examiners.
  9 15  When the chiropractic examiners cancel a temporary
  9 16 certificate they shall promptly notify the licensee by
  9 17 registered mail, at the licensee's last=named address, as
  9 18 reflected by the files of the chiropractic examiners, and the
  9 19 temporary certificate is terminated and of no further force
  9 20 and effect three days after the mailing of the notice to the
  9 21 licensee.
  9 22    Sec. 23.  Section 154.3, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
  9 23 amended to read as follows:
  9 24    1.  Every applicant for a license to practice optometry
  9 25 shall:
  9 26    a.  Present satisfactory evidence of a preliminary
  9 27 education equivalent to at least four years study in an
  9 28 accredited high school or other secondary school.  Be a
  9 29 graduate of an accredited school of optometry.
  9 30    b.  Present a diploma from an official transcript issued by
  9 31 an accredited school of optometry.
  9 32    c.  Pass an examination prescribed by the optometry
  9 33 examiners in the subjects of physiology of the eye, optical
  9 34 physics, anatomy of the eye, ophthalmology, and practical
  9 35 optometry as determined by the board by rule.
 10  1    Sec. 24.  Section 154B.6, subsection 3, Code 2005, is
 10  2 amended to read as follows:
 10  3    3.  Have not failed the examination required in subsection
 10  4 2 within the six months next sixty days preceding the date of
 10  5 the subsequent examination.
 10  6    The examinations required in this section may, at the
 10  7 discretion of the board, be waived for holders by examination
 10  8 of licenses or certificates from states whose requirements are
 10  9 substantially equivalent to those of this chapter, and for
 10 10 holders by examination of specialty diplomas from the American
 10 11 board of professional psychology.
 10 12    Any person who within one year after July 1, 1975, meets
 10 13 the requirements specified in subsection 1 shall receive
 10 14 licensure without having passed the examination required in
 10 15 subsection 2 if application for licensure is filed with the
 10 16 board of psychology examiners before July 1, 1977.  Any person
 10 17 holding a certificate as a psychologist from the board of
 10 18 examiners of the Iowa psychological association on July 1,
 10 19 1977, who applies for certification before July 1, 1975, shall
 10 20 receive certification.
 10 21    Sec. 25.  Section 154D.2, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
 10 22 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 10 23    b.  Has at least two years of supervised clinical
 10 24 experience or its equivalent in assessing mental health needs
 10 25 and problems and in providing appropriate mental health
 10 26 services as approved by the board.  Standards for supervision,
 10 27 including the required qualifications for supervisors, shall
 10 28 be determined by the board by rule.
 10 29    Sec. 26.  NEW SECTION.  154E.3A  TEMPORARY LICENSE.
 10 30    Beginning July 1, 2007, an individual who does not meet the
 10 31 requirements for licensure by examination pursuant to section
 10 32 154E.3 may apply for or renew a temporary license.  The
 10 33 temporary license shall authorize the licensee to practice as
 10 34 a sign language interpreter or transliterator under the direct
 10 35 supervision of a sign language interpreter or transliterator
 11  1 licensed pursuant to section 154E.3.  The temporary license
 11  2 shall be valid for two years and may only be renewed one time
 11  3 in accordance with standards established by rule.  An
 11  4 individual shall not practice for more than a total of four
 11  5 years under a temporary license.  The board may revoke a
 11  6 temporary license if it determines that the temporary licensee
 11  7 has violated standards established by rule.  The board may
 11  8 adopt requirements for temporary licensure to implement this
 11  9 section.
 11 10    Sec. 27.  Section 154E.4, subsection 2, Code Supplement
 11 11 2005, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
 11 12    NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  Students enrolled in a school of
 11 13 interpreting may interpret only under the direct supervision
 11 14 of a permanently licensed interpreter as part of the student's
 11 15 course of study.
 11 16    Sec. 28.  Section 157.2, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code
 11 17 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 11 18    e.  Employees and residents of hospitals, health care
 11 19 facilities, orphans' homes, juvenile homes, and other similar
 11 20 facilities who shampoo, arrange, dress, or curl the hair of
 11 21 perform cosmetology services for any resident without
 11 22 receiving direct compensation from the person receiving the
 11 23 service.
 11 24    Sec. 29.  Section 157.2, subsection 1, Code Supplement
 11 25 2005, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
 11 26    NEW PARAGRAPH.  ee.  Volunteers for and residents of health
 11 27 care facilities, orphans' homes, juvenile homes, and other
 11 28 similar facilities who shampoo, arrange, dress, or curl the
 11 29 hair, apply makeup, or polish the nails of any resident
 11 30 without receiving compensation from the person receiving the
 11 31 service.
 11 32    Sec. 30.  Section 157.10, subsection 1, Code 2005, is
 11 33 amended to read as follows:
 11 34    1.  The course of study required for licensure for the
 11 35 practice of cosmetology shall be two thousand one hundred
 12  1 clock hours, or seventy semester credit hours or the
 12  2 equivalent thereof as determined pursuant to administrative
 12  3 rule and regulations promulgated by the United States
 12  4 department of education.  The clock hours, and equivalent
 12  5 number of semester credit hours or the equivalent thereof as
 12  6 determined pursuant to administrative rule and regulations
 12  7 promulgated by the United States department of education, of a
 12  8 course of study required for licensure for the practices of
 12  9 electrology, esthetics, and nail technology, manicuring, and
 12 10 pedicuring shall be established by the board.  The board shall
 12 11 adopt rules to define the course and content of study for each
 12 12 practice of cosmetology arts and sciences.
 12 13    Sec. 31.  Section 157.13, subsection 1, Code Supplement
 12 14 2005, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in
 12 15 lieu thereof the following:
 12 16    1.  It is unlawful for a person to employ an individual to
 12 17 practice cosmetology arts and sciences unless that individual
 12 18 is licensed or has obtained a temporary permit under this
 12 19 chapter.  It is unlawful for a licensee to practice with or
 12 20 without compensation in any place other than a licensed salon,
 12 21 a licensed school of cosmetology arts and sciences, or a
 12 22 licensed barbershop as defined in section 158.1.  The
 12 23 following exceptions to this subsection shall apply:
 12 24    a.  A licensee may practice at a location which is not a
 12 25 licensed salon, school of cosmetology arts and sciences, or
 12 26 licensed barbershop under extenuating circumstances arising
 12 27 from physical or mental disability or death of a customer.
 12 28    b.  Notwithstanding section 157.12, when the licensee is
 12 29 employed by a physician and provides cosmetology services at
 12 30 the place of practice of a physician and is under the
 12 31 supervision of a physician licensed to practice pursuant to
 12 32 chapter 148, 150, or 150A.
 12 33    c.  When the practice occurs in a facility licensed
 12 34 pursuant to chapter 135B or 135C.
 12 35    Sec. 32.  Section 157.13, Code Supplement 2005, is amended
 13  1 by adding the following new subsection:
 13  2    NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  It is unlawful for a licensee to
 13  3 claim to be a licensed barber, however a licensed
 13  4 cosmetologist may work in a licensed barbershop.  It is
 13  5 unlawful for a person to employ a licensed cosmetologist,
 13  6 esthetician, or electrologist to perform the services
 13  7 described in section 157.3A if the licensee has not received
 13  8 the additional training and met the other requirements
 13  9 specified in section 157.3A.
 13 10    Sec. 33.  Section 272C.1, subsection 6, Code Supplement
 13 11 2005, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
 13 12    NEW PARAGRAPH.  ad.  The director of public health in
 13 13 certifying emergency medical care providers and emergency
 13 14 medical care services pursuant to chapter 147A.
 13 15    Sec. 34.  Section 691.6, Code Supplement 2005, is amended
 13 16 by adding the following new subsection:
 13 17    NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  To retain tissues, organs, and bodily
 13 18 fluids as necessary to determine the cause and manner of death
 13 19 or as deemed advisable by the state medical examiner for
 13 20 medical or public health investigation, teaching, or research.
 13 21 Tissues, organs, and bodily fluids shall be properly disposed
 13 22 of by following procedures and precautions for handling
 13 23 biologic material and blood=borne pathogens as established by
 13 24 rule.
 13 25    Sec. 35.  Section 714.16, subsection 1, paragraph o, Code
 13 26 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 13 27    o.  "Water treatment system" means a device or assembly for
 13 28 which a claim is made that it will improve the quality of
 13 29 drinking water by reducing one or more contaminants through
 13 30 mechanical, physical, chemical, or biological processes or
 13 31 combinations of the processes.  As used in this paragraph and
 13 32 in subsection 2, paragraph "h", each model of a water
 13 33 treatment system shall be deemed a distinct water treatment
 13 34 system.  As used in this paragraph and in subsection 2,
 13 35 paragraph "h", a water treatment system does not include a
 14  1 portable filtration system certified as a microbiological
 14  2 water purifier by the United States environmental protection
 14  3 agency.  The Iowa department of public health shall establish
 14  4 rules exempting portable filtration systems that meet these
 14  5 standards.
 14  6    Sec. 36.  2004 Iowa Acts, chapter 1175, section 432,
 14  7 subsection 3, is amended to read as follows:
 14  8    3.  Applicants issued a temporary license pursuant to this
 14  9 section shall pass a licensure examination approved by the
 14 10 board on or before July 1, 2007, in order to remain licensed
 14 11 as an interpreter qualify to be licensed by examination.
 14 12    Sec. 37.  Section 157.5A, Code 2005, is repealed.
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