SF 2009 – Chronic Lyme Disease Task Force
SSB 3007 – Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program (Information Exchange)
SSB 3013 – Iowa Board of Dietetics Technical Bill
COMMITTEE ACTION:
SF 2009, as amended in committee, directs the Department of Public Health to establish and facilitate a task force to examine the diagnosis, prevalence, treatment options and other topics related to Lyme Disease as deemed appropriate by the Department. The task force is to develop recommendations and submit a report to the Legislature, Governor and Department by December 15, 2014. [1/29: Short Form (Hatch excused)]
SSB 3007 permits the Iowa Board of Pharmacy to enter into an agreement with a prescription database or monitoring program operating in a bordering state and Kansas for the mutual exchange of information. Agreements must specify that all information exchanged shall be used and disseminated in accordance with Iowa law. [1/29: short form (Hatch excused)]
SSB 3013 makes technical changes to Code concerning the Iowa Board of Dietetics, including:
- Changing references from the American Dietetic Association to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to reflect the Association’s name change and identifies the Academy’s Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics as the credentialing agency.
- Specifying a dietitian must complete an examination approved by both the Academy and the Board is required for licensure.
- Allowing an exemption from licensure for dietetic students engaged in and dieticians conducting a teaching demonstration in connection with clinical education sponsored by a competency-based supervised experience program approved by the Academy. [1/29: short form (Hatch excused)]