Bill Text: IA HF2507 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the provision of emergency medical services by a physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon and the definition of first responder. (Formerly HF 2258.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 773. [HF2507 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2507-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
PROVISION
OF
EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
SERVICES
BY
A
PHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON
OR
OSTEOPATHIC
PHYSICIAN
AND
SURGEON
AND
THE
DEFINITION
OF
FIRST
RESPONDER.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
135.190A,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
a.
“First
responder”
means
an
emergency
medical
care
provider,
a
registered
nurse
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.12
,
a
physician
assistant
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13
,
a
physician
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13A,
a
fire
fighter,
or
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4
who
is
trained
and
authorized
to
administer
an
opioid
antagonist.
Sec.
2.
Section
147A.1,
subsection
7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7.
“First
responder”
means
an
emergency
medical
care
provider,
a
registered
nurse
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.12
,
a
physician
assistant
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13
,
a
physician
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13A,
a
fire
fighter,
or
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
House
File
2507,
p.
2
section
801.4
who
is
trained
and
authorized
to
administer
an
opioid
antagonist.
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
147A.13A
Physician
exception.
This
subchapter
shall
not
restrict
a
physician
from
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
if
the
physician
can
document
equivalency
through
education
and
additional
skills
training
essential
in
the
delivery
of
out-of-hospital
emergency
care.
The
equivalency
shall
be
accepted
when:
1.
Documentation
has
been
reviewed
and
approved
at
the
local
level
by
the
medical
director
of
the
service
program
in
accordance
with
the
rules
of
the
board
of
medicine
adopted
after
consultation
with
the
department.
2.
Authorization
has
been
granted
to
that
service
program
by
the
department.
Sec.
4.
Section
233.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
g.
“First
responder”
means
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
as
defined
in
section
147A.1
,
a
registered
nurse
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.12
,
a
physician
assistant
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13
,
a
physician
staffing
an
authorized
service
program
under
section
147A.13A,
a
fire
fighter,
or
a
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
801.4
.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2507,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
