Bill Text: IA HF150 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to licensed health care providers for purposes of state law regarding concussion and brain injury policies for extracurricular interscholastic activities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-29 - Subcommittee: Wheeler, Fry and James. H.J. 179. [HF150 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF150-Introduced.html
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BY
DERRY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
licensed
health
care
providers
for
purposes
1
of
state
law
regarding
concussion
and
brain
injury
policies
2
for
extracurricular
interscholastic
activities.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
280.13C,
subsection
2,
paragraph
e,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
e.
“Licensed
health
care
provider”
means
a
physician,
3
physician
assistant,
chiropractor,
advanced
registered
4
nurse
practitioner,
nurse,
physical
therapist,
occupational
5
therapist,
or
athletic
trainer
licensed
by
a
board
designated
6
under
section
147.13
.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
adds
occupational
therapists
to
the
definition
11
of
“licensed
health
care
provider”
for
purposes
of
state
12
law
regarding
concussion
and
brain
injury
policies
for
13
extracurricular
interscholastic
activities.
Duties
of
such
14
licensed
health
care
providers
include
but
are
not
limited
15
to
making
determinations
regarding
removal
of
students
16
from
participation
in
such
activities
and
their
return
to
17
participation.
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