House
File
710
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Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
710
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
212)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
19,
2019
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
operation
of
the
board
of
medicine,
the
1
board
of
nursing,
the
board
of
pharmacy,
and
the
dental
2
board.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.11A,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
There
shall
be
a
professional
licensure
division
within
3
the
department
of
public
health.
Each
board
under
chapter
147
4
or
under
the
administrative
authority
of
the
department,
except
5
the
board
of
nursing,
board
of
medicine,
dental
board,
and
6
board
of
pharmacy,
shall
receive
administrative
and
clerical
7
support
from
the
division
and
may
not
employ
its
own
support
8
staff
for
administrative
and
clerical
duties.
The
executive
9
director
of
the
board
of
nursing,
board
of
medicine,
dental
10
board,
and
board
of
pharmacy
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
11
section
135.11B.
12
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.11B
Appointment
of
certain
13
executive
directors.
14
1.
The
director
shall
appoint
and
supervise
a
full-time
15
executive
director
for
each
of
the
following
boards:
16
a.
The
board
of
medicine.
17
b.
The
board
of
nursing.
18
c.
The
dental
board.
19
d.
The
board
of
pharmacy.
20
2.
Each
board
listed
in
subsection
1
shall
advise
the
21
director
in
evaluating
potential
candidates
for
the
position
of
22
executive
director,
consult
with
the
director
in
the
hiring
of
23
the
executive
director,
and
review
and
advise
the
director
on
24
the
performance
of
the
executive
director
in
the
discharge
of
25
the
executive
director’s
duties.
26
3.
Each
board
listed
in
subsection
1
shall
retain
sole
27
discretion
and
authority
to
execute
the
core
functions
of
the
28
board
including
but
not
limited
to
policymaking,
advocating
29
for
and
against
legislation,
rulemaking,
licensing,
licensee
30
investigations,
licensee
disciplinary
proceedings,
and
31
oversight
of
professional
health
programs.
The
director’s
32
supervision
of
the
executive
director
shall
not
interfere
with
33
the
board’s
discretion
and
authority
in
executing
the
core
34
functions
of
the
board.
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Sec.
3.
Section
147.80,
subsection
3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
The
board
of
medicine,
the
board
of
pharmacy,
the
3
dental
board,
and
the
board
of
nursing
shall
retain
individual
4
executive
officers
pursuant
to
section
135.11B
,
but
shall
5
make
every
effort
to
share
administrative,
clerical,
and
6
investigative
staff
to
the
greatest
extent
possible.
7
Sec.
4.
Section
152.2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
152.2
Executive
director.
10
The
board
shall
appoint
retain
a
full-time
executive
11
director
,
who
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
section
135B.11
.
12
The
executive
director
shall
be
a
registered
nurse
and
shall
13
not
be
a
member
of
the
board
.
The
governor,
with
the
approval
14
of
the
executive
council
pursuant
to
section
8A.413,
subsection
15
3
,
under
the
pay
plan
for
exempt
positions
in
the
executive
16
branch
of
government,
shall
set
the
salary
of
the
executive
17
director.
18
Sec.
5.
Section
153.33,
subsection
2,
Code
2019,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
2.
All
employees
needed
to
administer
this
chapter
except
21
the
executive
director
shall
be
appointed
pursuant
to
the
merit
22
system.
The
executive
director
shall
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
23
the
board
be
appointed
pursuant
to
section
135.11B
and
shall
24
be
exempt
from
the
merit
system
provisions
of
chapter
8A,
25
subchapter
IV
.
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