Bill Text: IA HF2259 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing licensed occupational therapists, licensed physical therapists, and certain medical professionals licensed in other states to provide a statement for purposes of persons with disabilities special registration plates or parking permits, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 560.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-05-23 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 901. [HF2259 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2259-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
AUTHORIZING
LICENSED
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS,
LICENSED
PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS,
AND
CERTAIN
MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS
LICENSED
IN
OTHER
STATES
TO
PROVIDE
A
STATEMENT
FOR
PURPOSES
OF
PERSONS
WITH
DISABILITIES
SPECIAL
REGISTRATION
PLATES
OR
PARKING
PERMITS,
AND
MAKING
PENALTIES
APPLICABLE.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
14,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14.
Persons
with
disabilities
special
plates.
An
owner
referred
to
in
subsection
12
or
an
owner
of
a
trailer
used
to
transport
a
wheelchair
who
is
a
person
with
a
disability,
or
who
is
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
child
who
resides
with
the
parent
or
guardian
owner
and
who
is
a
person
with
a
disability,
as
defined
in
section
321L.1
,
may,
upon
written
application
to
the
department,
order
special
registration
plates
with
a
persons
with
disabilities
processed
emblem
designed
by
the
department
bearing
the
international
symbol
of
accessibility.
The
special
registration
plates
with
a
persons
with
disabilities
processed
emblem
shall
only
be
issued
if
the
application
is
accompanied
with
a
statement
from
a
physician
licensed
under
chapter
148
or
149
,
a
physician
assistant
licensed
under
chapter
148C
,
an
advanced
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2
registered
nurse
practitioner
licensed
under
chapter
152
,
or
a
chiropractor
licensed
under
chapter
151
,
an
occupational
therapist
licensed
under
chapter
148B,
or
a
physical
therapist
licensed
under
chapter
148A,
written
on
the
physician’s,
physician
assistant’s,
nurse
practitioner’s,
or
chiropractor’s
,
occupational
therapist’s,
or
physical
therapist’s
stationery,
stating
the
nature
of
the
applicant’s
or
the
applicant’s
child’s
disability
and
such
additional
information
as
required
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department,
including
proof
of
residency
of
a
child
who
is
a
person
with
a
disability.
If
the
application
is
approved
by
the
department,
the
special
registration
plates
with
a
persons
with
disabilities
processed
emblem
shall
be
issued
to
the
applicant.
There
shall
be
no
fee
in
addition
to
the
regular
annual
registration
fee
for
the
special
registration
plates
with
a
persons
with
disabilities
processed
emblem.
The
authorization
for
special
registration
plates
with
a
persons
with
disabilities
processed
emblem
shall
not
be
renewed
without
the
applicant
furnishing
evidence
to
the
department
that
the
owner
of
the
vehicle
or
the
owner’s
child
is
still
a
person
with
a
disability
as
defined
in
section
321L.1
.
An
owner
who
has
a
child
who
is
a
person
with
a
disability
shall
provide
satisfactory
evidence
to
the
department
that
the
child
with
a
disability
continues
to
reside
with
the
owner.
The
registration
plates
with
a
persons
with
disabilities
processed
emblem
shall
be
surrendered
in
exchange
for
regular
registration
plates
as
provided
in
subsection
12
when
the
owner
of
the
vehicle
or
the
owner’s
child
no
longer
qualifies
as
a
person
with
a
disability
as
defined
in
section
321L.1
or
when
the
owner’s
child
who
is
a
person
with
a
disability
no
longer
resides
with
the
owner.
Sec.
2.
Section
321L.2,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
A
resident
of
the
state
with
a
disability
desiring
a
persons
with
disabilities
parking
permit
shall
apply
to
the
department
upon
an
application
form
furnished
by
the
department
providing
the
applicant’s
full
legal
name,
address,
date
of
birth,
and
social
security
number
or
Iowa
driver’s
license
number
or
Iowa
nonoperator’s
identification
card
number,
and
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shall
also
provide
a
statement
from
a
physician
licensed
under
chapter
148
or
149
,
a
physician
assistant
licensed
under
chapter
148C
,
an
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner
licensed
under
chapter
152
,
or
a
chiropractor
licensed
under
chapter
151
,
an
occupational
therapist
licensed
under
chapter
148B,
or
a
physical
therapist
licensed
under
chapter
148A,
or
a
physician,
physician
assistant,
nurse
practitioner,
or
chiropractor
,
occupational
therapist,
or
physical
therapist
licensed
to
practice
in
a
contiguous
another
state,
written
on
the
physician’s,
physician
assistant’s,
nurse
practitioner’s,
or
chiropractor’s
,
occupational
therapist’s,
or
physical
therapist’s
stationery,
stating
the
nature
of
the
applicant’s
disability
and
such
additional
information
as
required
by
rules
adopted
by
the
department
under
section
321L.8
.
If
the
person
is
applying
for
a
temporary
persons
with
disabilities
parking
permit,
the
physician’s,
physician
assistant’s,
nurse
practitioner’s,
or
chiropractor’s
,
occupational
therapist’s,
or
physical
therapist’s
statement
shall
state
the
period
of
time
during
which
the
person
is
expected
to
be
disabled
and
the
period
of
time
for
which
the
permit
should
be
issued,
not
to
exceed
six
months.
The
department
may
waive
the
requirement
that
the
applicant
furnish
the
applicant’s
social
security
number,
Iowa
driver’s
license
number,
or
nonoperator’s
identification
card
number
when
the
application
for
a
temporary
persons
with
disabilities
parking
permit
is
made
on
behalf
of
a
person
who
is
less
than
one
year
old.
The
department
may
accept
a
certification
of
disability
from
the
United
States
department
of
veterans
affairs
in
lieu
of
a
statement
from
a
physician,
physician
assistant,
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
chiropractor
,
occupational
therapist,
or
physical
therapist
.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
detailing
the
requirements
for
an
acceptable
certification
of
disability.
Sec.
3.
Section
321L.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
division
(a),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
A
person
with
a
disability
may
apply
for
a
temporary
removable
windshield
placard
valid
for
a
period
of
up
to
six
months
or
a
standard
removable
windshield
placard
valid
for
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4
a
period
of
five
years,
as
determined
by
the
physician’s,
physician
assistant’s,
nurse
practitioner’s,
or
chiropractor’s
,
occupational
therapist’s,
or
physical
therapist’s
statement
under
this
subsection
.
Sec.
4.
Section
321L.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(3),
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(ii)
A
standard
removable
windshield
placard
shall
expire
on
the
last
day
of
the
month
five
years
from
the
date
of
issuance.
A
person
with
a
disability
may
renew
a
standard
removable
windshield
placard
within
thirty
days
before
or
after
the
date
of
expiration
by
submitting
a
statement
from
a
physician,
physician’s
assistant,
nurse
practitioner,
or
chiropractor,
occupational
therapist,
or
physical
therapist,
as
provided
in
this
subsection
,
to
the
department
that
the
person
has
a
continuing
need
for
the
placard.
Sec.
5.
Section
321L.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
Any
person
providing
false
information
with
the
intent
to
defraud
on
the
application
for
a
persons
with
disabilities
parking
permit
used
in
establishing
proof
under
subsection
1
is
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
three
hundred
dollars
which
may
be
imposed
by
the
department.
A
physician,
physician
assistant,
nurse
practitioner,
or
chiropractor
,
occupational
therapist,
or
physical
therapist
who
provides
false
information
with
the
intent
to
defraud
on
the
physician’s,
physician
assistant’s,
nurse
practitioner’s,
or
chiropractor’s
,
occupational
therapist’s,
or
physical
therapist’s
statement
used
in
establishing
proof
under
subsection
1
is
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
three
hundred
dollars
which
may
be
imposed
by
the
department.
In
addition
to
the
civil
penalty,
the
department
shall
revoke
the
permit
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
.
Sec.
6.
Section
321L.2A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
e.
The
person
carries
in
the
motor
vehicle
a
copy
of
the
statement
from
a
physician,
physician
assistant,
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
chiropractor
,
occupational
therapist,
or
physical
therapist
which
accompanied
the
person’s
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application
for
persons
with
disabilities
registration
plates
under
section
321.34
or
other
persons
with
disabilities
parking
permit
under
section
321L.2
and
which
indicates
the
person
is
permanently
unable
to
walk.
The
person
shall
show
the
copy
of
the
statement
to
any
peace
officer
upon
request.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2259,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2022
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
