Bill Text: IA HF418 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to certain health-related professions by making changes to licensure identification and display requirements and professional title and abbreviation restrictions and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 70)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF418 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF418-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
70)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
health-related
professions
by
making
1
changes
to
licensure
identification
and
display
requirements
2
and
professional
title
and
abbreviation
restrictions
and
3
making
penalties
applicable.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
147.72,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
147.72
Professional
titles
and
abbreviations.
3
1.
a.
Any
person
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
under
4
this
subtitle
may
append
to
the
person’s
name
any
recognized
5
title
or
abbreviation,
which
the
person
is
entitled
to
use,
6
to
designate
the
person’s
particular
profession,
but
no
other
7
person
shall
assume
or
use
such
title
or
abbreviation,
and
no
8
licensee
shall
advertise
in
such
a
manner
as
to
lead
the
public
9
to
believe
that
the
licensee
is
engaged
in
the
practice
of
any
10
other
profession
than
the
one
which
the
licensee
is
licensed
11
to
practice.
12
b.
Any
advertisement
for
services
provided
by
a
person
13
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
under
this
subtitle
shall
14
clearly
identify
the
license
held
by
the
person
advertising
or
15
providing
services,
consistent
with
this
subtitle.
16
2.
A
board
shall
require
any
person
licensed
to
practice
a
17
profession
identified
under
section
147.74
to
do
the
following
18
when
directly
engaging
a
member
of
the
public
in
a
health
care
19
clinic
or
hospital
in
the
practice
of
the
person’s
profession:
20
a.
Wear
a
form
of
identification
consistent
with
rules
21
promulgated
by
the
department
in
collaboration
with
each
22
applicable
board,
unless
wearing
identification
creates
a
23
safety
or
health
risk,
or
in
situations
when
the
licensee
is
24
voluntarily
and
gratuitously
responding
to
a
need
for
medical
25
care
created
by
an
emergency
or
a
state
or
local
disaster.
26
The
rules
shall
establish
uniform
minimum
standards
for
27
identification.
Minimum
standards
shall
include
prominent
28
display
of
the
professional
title
and
abbreviation
of
the
29
licensee
as
set
forth
in
section
147.74.
30
b.
If
wearing
identification
creates
a
safety
or
health
31
risk,
or
in
situations
when
the
licensee
is
voluntarily
and
32
gratuitously
responding
to
a
need
for
medical
care
created
by
33
an
emergency
or
a
state
or
local
disaster,
the
licensee
shall
34
verbally
disclose
the
license
the
licensee
holds.
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3.
Persons
licensed
pursuant
to
section
148.5
shall
1
also
comply
with
the
requirements
of
subsection
2
of
this
2
section
consistent
with
rules
promulgated
by
the
department
in
3
collaboration
with
the
board
of
medicine.
4
4.
Failure
of
a
licensee
to
comply
with
the
requirements
5
set
forth
in
subsection
2
and
the
rules
adopted
thereunder
may
6
constitute
a
basis
for
board
action
against
the
licensee.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
147.74,
subsection
21,
Code
2013,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
21.
An
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
practicing
10
pursuant
to
rules
promulgated
by
the
board
and
licensed
as
a
11
registered
nurse
under
chapter
152
may
use
the
words
“advanced
12
registered
nurse
practitioner”
or
the
letters
“A.
R.
N.
P.”
after
13
the
person’s
name.
A
registered
nurse
licensed
under
chapter
14
152
may
use
the
words
“registered
nurse”
or
the
letters
“R.
N.”
15
after
the
person’s
name.
A
licensed
practical
nurse
licensed
16
under
chapter
152
may
use
the
words
“licensed
practical
nurse”
17
or
the
letters
“L.
P.
N.”
after
the
person’s
name.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
bill
makes
changes
relating
to
licensure
identification
20
and
display
and
to
professional
title
and
abbreviation
21
restrictions
for
certain
health-related
professions.
22
The
bill
requires
that
any
advertisement
for
services
23
provided
by
a
person
licensed
in
a
health-related
profession
24
clearly
identify
the
license
held
by
the
person
advertising
or
25
providing
services.
26
The
bill
requires
persons
licensed
in
health-related
27
professions
whose
professional
title
and
abbreviation
28
is
designated
by
Code
section
147.74
to
wear
a
form
of
29
identification
consistent
with
rules
promulgated
by
the
30
department
of
public
health,
in
collaboration
with
the
31
applicable
licensing
board,
unless
wearing
the
identification
32
creates
a
safety
or
health
risk
or
if
the
person
is
responding
33
to
an
emergency
or
disaster.
The
bill
also
provides
that
this
34
requirement
applies
to
resident
physicians
licensed
under
Code
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section
148.5.
1
The
bill
also
authorizes
an
advanced
registered
nurse
2
practitioner
to
use
the
words
“advanced
registered
nurse
3
practitioner”
or
the
acronym
“A.R.N.P.”.
Current
law
provides
4
that
a
person
who
fails
to
properly
use
the
designations
5
specified
in
statute
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
6
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
7
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
than
$625
8
or
both.
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