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Relating to authorized health professional relationships
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Health care organizations made up of licensed professionals like doctors, chiropractors, and physical therapists can now legally practice their services together. This change allows these different types of medical experts to form partnerships or corporations to provide care. It also ensures that a professional's contract with a doctor is legal as long as they do not control the doctor's independent medical decisions.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that the prohibition against the unlawful or unauthorized practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery does not apply to a health care organization whose members, shareholders, or partners are individuals, partnerships, corporations, facilities, or institutions licensed or legally authorized by this state to provide health care or professional services within the respective scope of practice of a health professional who is a physician, podiatrist, chiropractor, physical therapist, or clinical psychologist. An employment or other contractual relationship between the specified health professionals and a licensed physician does not constitute the unlawful practice of medicine if the health professional does not direct or control the independent medical acts, decisions, or judgment of the licensed physician. Additionally, the bill amends the revised uniform limited liability company Act (Code chapter 489) and the Iowa professional corporation Act (Code chapter 496C) to specifically provide that medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatry, chiropractic, physical therapy, and clinical psychology shall be deemed to be professions which could lawfully be practiced in combination by licensed individuals or a partnership of licensed individuals.
House subcommittee
Named February 11, 2020. Meeting: Wednesday, February 12 · 2:30 PM · House Lounge.
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