Bill Text: IA SSB1015 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the administration of medical licenses by the board of medicine.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Voted - Human Resources. [SSB1015 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1015-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the administration of medical licenses by the board of medicine.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Voted - Human Resources. [SSB1015 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1015-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1015
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
BOARD
OF
MEDICINE
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
administration
of
medical
licenses
by
1
the
board
of
medicine.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
148.8A
Relinquishment
of
a
license
1
——
failure
to
renew
or
reinstate.
2
A
person’s
license
to
practice
medicine
and
surgery
or
3
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
shall
be
deemed
relinquished
4
if
the
person
fails
to
apply
for
renewal
or
reinstatement
of
5
the
license
within
five
years
after
its
expiration.
A
license
6
shall
not
be
reinstated,
reissued,
or
restored
once
it
is
7
relinquished.
The
person
may
apply
for
a
new
license
pursuant
8
to
section
148.3
and
applicable
administrative
rules.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
148.11A
Administrative
medicine
10
license.
11
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
12
a.
“Administrative
medicine”
means
administration
or
13
management
utilizing
the
medical
and
clinical
knowledge,
skill,
14
and
judgment
of
a
person
licensed
to
practice
medicine
and
15
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
and
capable
of
16
affecting
the
health
and
safety
of
the
public
or
any
person.
17
b.
“Administrative
medicine
license”
means
a
license
issued
18
by
the
board
pursuant
to
this
section.
19
2.
An
application
for
an
administrative
medicine
license
20
shall
be
made
to
the
board.
An
applicant
for
an
administrative
21
medicine
license
shall
meet
all
of
the
requirements
established
22
in
section
148.3
and
any
additional
requirements
established
by
23
the
board
by
rule.
The
board
shall
also
adopt
rules
governing
24
the
initial
issuance
and
renewal
of
administrative
medicine
25
licenses
and
establishing
fees
therefor.
All
license
and
26
renewal
fees
shall
be
paid
to
the
board.
27
3.
a.
A
physician
with
an
administrative
medicine
license
28
may
do
any
of
the
following:
29
(1)
Advise
public
or
private
organizations
on
health
care
30
matters.
31
(2)
Authorize
or
deny
payments
for
care.
32
(3)
Organize
or
direct
research
programs.
33
(4)
Review
care
provided
for
quality.
34
(5)
Perform
other
similar
duties
that
do
not
require
direct
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patient
care.
1
b.
An
administrative
medicine
license
does
not
convey
the
2
authority
to
do
any
of
the
following,
unless
the
person
is
3
otherwise
licensed
to
perform
such
duties:
4
(1)
Practice
clinical
medicine.
5
(2)
Examine,
care
for,
or
treat
patients.
6
(3)
Prescribe
medications
including
controlled
substances.
7
(4)
Delegate
medical
acts
or
prescriptive
authority
to
8
others.
9
4.
A
person
issued
an
administrative
medicine
license
is
10
subject
to
the
same
laws
and
rules
governing
the
practice
of
11
medicine
as
a
person
issued
a
license
to
practice
medicine
and
12
surgery
or
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery
under
this
chapter
13
unless
otherwise
provided
by
the
board
by
rule.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
establishes
a
process
by
which
a
physician’s
18
license
shall
be
deemed
relinquished.
Under
the
bill,
a
19
physician’s
license
is
deemed
relinquished
when
the
physician
20
fails
or
declines
to
apply
for
renewal
or
reinstatement
of
the
21
license
for
five
years.
Once
a
license
is
relinquished,
it
22
cannot
be
renewed,
reinstated,
or
restored.
A
physician
whose
23
license
is
relinquished
may
apply
to
the
board
of
medicine
for
24
a
new
license.
25
The
bill
creates
an
“administrative
medicine
license”
for
26
physicians
who
engage
in
nonclinical
practice.
Under
the
27
bill,
a
physician
with
an
administrative
medicine
license
28
may
advise
organizations,
authorize
or
deny
payments
for
29
care,
organize
and
direct
research
programs,
review
care,
and
30
perform
other
duties
not
requiring
direct
patient
care.
An
31
administrative
medicine
license
does
not
allow
a
physician
to
32
practice
clinical
medicine,
treat
patients,
prescribe
drugs
or
33
controlled
substances,
or
delegate
authority
unless
otherwise
34
licensed
to
do
so.
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The
bill
requires
that
applicants
to
the
board
of
medicine
1
seeking
an
administrative
medicine
license
meet
requirements
2
established
for
those
seeking
to
practice
medicine
under
Code
3
section
148.3
and
any
other
requirements
established
by
the
4
board
by
rule.
Physicians
with
an
administrative
medicine
5
license
are
subject
to
the
same
laws
and
rules
applicable
to
6
physicians
holding
a
permanent
Iowa
medical
license.
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