Bill Text: IA SF436 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the board of medicine, including membership of the board and licensee discipline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-02 - Subcommittee: Edler, Costello, and Petersen. S.J. 464. [SF436 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF436-Introduced.html
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436
BY
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
board
of
medicine,
including
membership
1
of
the
board
and
licensee
discipline.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
147.14,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
For
medicine,
five
members
licensed
to
practice
medicine
3
and
surgery,
two
members
licensed
to
practice
osteopathic
4
medicine
and
surgery,
and
three
five
members
not
licensed
to
5
practice
either
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
6
and
surgery,
three
of
whom
shall
demonstrate
a
history
of
7
assertive
patient
safety
advocacy,
and
who
shall
represent
the
8
general
public.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
148.7,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
10
following
new
subsections:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
After
the
licensee
has
appeared
12
personally
or
by
an
attorney
pursuant
to
subsections
5
and
7,
13
the
person
who
submitted
the
complaint
under
investigation,
14
if
any,
shall
be
allowed
to
review
the
evidence
and
arguments
15
submitted
by
the
licensee
and
to
offer
a
response.
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
Upon
the
conclusion
of
an
17
investigation,
the
board
shall
communicate
its
findings
18
and
decisions,
and
the
reasons
therefor,
to
the
person
who
19
submitted
the
complaint
under
investigation,
if
any.
20
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
148.7A
Licensee
discipline
——
public
21
notice.
22
1.
The
board
shall
post
on
the
internet
site
of
the
board
23
all
substantiated
findings
of
investigated
complaints
against
24
a
licensee
within
thirty
days
of
the
board’s
findings
being
25
served
on
the
licensee.
The
board
shall
also
post
in
detail
26
on
the
internet
site
of
the
board
all
settlements
and
awards
27
against
a
licensee
within
thirty
days
of
the
settlement
or
28
imposition
of
the
award.
29
2.
The
board
shall
include
on
the
internet
site
of
the
board
30
the
reason
why
a
license
is
labeled
as
monitored,
on
probation,
31
suspended,
restricted,
or
revoked.
32
3.
The
board
shall
post
prominently
on
the
internet
site
33
of
the
board
links
to
information
about
public
complaints
and
34
actions
against
licensees.
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Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
148.15
Ethics
——
rules.
1
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
that
are
2
substantially
similar
to
the
most
recent
edition
of
the
code
of
3
medical
ethics
of
the
American
medical
association.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
relates
to
the
board
of
medicine
(board).
8
The
bill
expands
the
number
of
public
members
on
the
board
9
from
three
to
five
and
requires
that
three
of
those
members
10
demonstrate
a
history
of
assertive
patient
safety
advocacy.
11
During
an
investigation
of
a
person
licensed
to
practice
12
medicine
and
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery,
the
13
bill
requires
the
board
to
allow
the
person
who
submitted
the
14
complaint
under
investigation,
if
any,
to
respond
to
evidence
15
and
arguments
made
by
the
licensee
under
investigation.
The
16
bill
also
requires
the
board
to
communicate
its
findings
17
and
decisions,
and
the
reasons
therefor,
to
the
person
who
18
submitted
the
complaint
under
investigation,
if
any.
19
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
post
on
the
internet
site
of
20
the
board
all
substantiated
findings
of
investigated
complaints
21
against
a
licensee
within
30
days
of
the
findings
being
served
22
on
the
licensee
and
to
post
in
detail
all
settlements
and
23
awards
against
a
licensee
within
30
days
of
the
settlement
or
24
imposition
of
the
award.
The
board
shall
also
include
on
the
25
internet
site
of
the
board
the
reason
why
a
license
is
labeled
26
as
monitored,
on
probation,
suspended,
restricted,
or
revoked,
27
and
to
post
prominently
links
to
information
about
public
28
complaints
and
actions
against
licensees.
29
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
adopt
rules
that
are
30
substantially
similar
to
the
most
recent
edition
of
the
code
of
31
medical
ethics
of
the
American
medical
association.
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