Amendment S-5069 to HF 2547
Relating to midwife licensure, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable
Never voted onStrike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed March 16, 2022 in the Senate by
What it changes
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- NEW SECTION . 147.11A Midwives —— reimbursement.
- The department may issue a specialty occupational license for medical reimbursement to an individual who is a certified professional midwife, certified nurse midwife, or certified midwife. The department shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section, including a fee to cover the administrative costs of licensure under this section.
- For the purposes of this section: a. “Certified midwife” means a person who holds a current, valid certification from the American midwifery certification board. b. “Certified nurse midwife” means a registered nurse who holds a current, valid certification from the American midwifery certification board. c. “Certified professional midwife” means a person who holds a current, valid certification with the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization. d. “Specialty occupational license for medical reimbursement” means a nontransferable authorization in law for an individual to qualify for payment or reimbursement from a governmental agency for providing identified medical services based on meeting personal qualifications established in law which may be recognized by a private company. Sec.
- CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, Senate File
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- Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting “An Act relating to medical reimbursement for midwives, providing for fees, and including contingent effective date provisions.”