Bill Text: IA HSB70 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill 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.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-02-27 - Voted - Human Resources. [HSB70 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HSB70-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
70
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MILLER)
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
147.7,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
147.7
Display
of
license.
3
1.
A
board
may
shall
require
every
person
licensed
by
the
4
board
who
has
a
primary
site
of
practice
to
display
the
license
5
and
evidence
of
current
renewal
publicly
in
a
manner
prescribed
6
by
the
board.
7
2.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
a
A
person
who
is
8
licensed
in
another
state
and
recognized
for
licensure
in
this
9
state
pursuant
to
the
nurse
licensure
compact
contained
in
10
section
152E.1
or
pursuant
to
the
advanced
practice
registered
11
nurse
compact
contained
in
section
152E.3
.
A
person
licensed
12
in
another
state
and
recognized
for
licensure
in
this
state
13
pursuant
to
either
compact
who
has
a
primary
site
of
practice
14
shall
,
however,
maintain
display
a
copy
of
a
license
and
15
evidence
of
current
renewal
issued
by
the
person’s
home
state
16
available
for
inspection
when
engaged
in
the
practice
of
17
nursing
in
this
state.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
147.72,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
147.72
Professional
titles
and
abbreviations.
21
1.
a.
Any
person
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
under
22
this
subtitle
may
append
to
the
person’s
name
any
recognized
23
title
or
abbreviation,
which
the
person
is
entitled
to
use,
24
to
designate
the
person’s
particular
profession,
but
no
other
25
person
shall
assume
or
use
such
title
or
abbreviation,
and
no
26
licensee
shall
advertise
in
such
a
manner
as
to
lead
the
public
27
to
believe
that
the
licensee
is
engaged
in
the
practice
of
any
28
other
profession
than
the
one
which
the
licensee
is
licensed
29
to
practice.
30
b.
Any
advertisement
for
services
provided
by
a
person
31
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
under
this
subtitle
shall
32
clearly
identify
the
license
held
by
the
person
advertising
or
33
providing
services,
consistent
with
this
subtitle.
34
2.
A
board
shall
require
any
person
licensed
to
practice
a
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profession
identified
under
section
147.74,
subsection
2,
to
do
1
the
following
when
directly
engaging
a
member
of
the
public
in
2
the
practice
of
the
person’s
profession:
3
a.
Wear
a
form
of
identification
consistent
with
rules
4
promulgated
by
each
applicable
board,
unless
wearing
5
identification
creates
a
safety
or
health
risk.
The
rules
6
shall
establish
uniform
minimum
standards
for
identification.
7
Minimum
standards
shall
include
prominent
display
of
the
8
professional
title
and
abbreviation
of
the
licensee
as
set
9
forth
in
section
147.74.
10
b.
If
wearing
identification
creates
a
safety
or
health
11
risk,
the
licensee
shall
verbally
disclose
the
license
the
12
licensee
holds.
13
3.
Persons
licensed
pursuant
to
section
148.5
shall
also
14
comply
with
the
requirements
of
subsection
2
of
this
section
15
consistent
with
rules
adopted
by
the
board
of
medicine.
16
4.
Failure
of
a
licensee
to
comply
with
the
requirements
17
set
forth
in
subsection
2
and
the
rules
adopted
thereunder
may
18
constitute
a
basis
for
board
action
against
the
licensee.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
147.74,
subsection
21,
Code
2013,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
21.
An
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
licensed
22
under
chapter
152
may
use
the
words
“advanced
registered
nurse
23
practitioner”
or
the
letters
“A.R.N.P.”
after
the
person’s
24
name.
A
registered
nurse
licensed
under
chapter
152
may
use
25
the
words
“registered
nurse”
or
the
letters
“R.
N.”
after
the
26
person’s
name.
A
licensed
practical
nurse
licensed
under
27
chapter
152
may
use
the
words
“licensed
practical
nurse”
or
the
28
letters
“L.
P.
N.”
after
the
person’s
name.
29
EXPLANATION
30
This
bill
makes
changes
relating
to
licensure
identification
31
and
display
and
to
professional
title
and
abbreviation
32
restrictions
for
certain
health-related
professions.
33
The
bill
requires
that
any
advertisement
for
services
34
provided
by
a
person
licensed
in
a
health-related
profession
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clearly
identify
the
license
held
by
the
person
advertising
or
1
providing
services.
2
The
bill
requires
persons
licensed
in
health-related
3
professions
whose
professional
title
and
abbreviation
4
is
designated
by
Code
section
147.74
to
wear
a
form
of
5
identification
based
on
standards
adopted
by
each
applicable
6
licensing
board.
The
bill
also
provides
that
this
requirement
7
applies
to
resident
physicians
licensed
under
Code
section
8
148.5.
9
The
bill
also
authorizes
an
advanced
registered
nurse
10
practitioner
to
use
the
words
“advanced
registered
nurse
11
practitioner”
or
the
acronym
“A.R.N.P.”.
Current
law
provides
12
that
a
person
who
fails
to
properly
use
the
designations
13
specified
in
statute
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
14
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
15
than
30
days
or
a
fine
of
at
least
$65
but
not
more
than
$625
16
or
both.
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