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Requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform physical examinations required for personnel and children in child care facilities
Topics:Health careFamilies & human servicesChild care
Same legislation: HF 780
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 23, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 23, 2021
- Done: House committeeMarch 3, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 780
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 780 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 780 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Under current rules, only certain medical professionals can perform the physical exams required for children and staff in child care facilities. This change would allow more types of licensed providers, such as chiropractors, podiatrists, and optometrists, to perform these exams. This affects people working in or attending preschools, child care centers, and child development homes.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform physical examinations required for personnel and children in child care facilities. The bill requires the department of human services to allow any person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, podiatry, or optometry under the laws of this state to perform physical examinations required for personnel and children in child care facilities. Under current rules, child care center facility personnel, children attending a child care center, and child development home personnel must be examined by a licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner, and children attending a child development home must be examined by a licensed physician or a designee in a clinic supervised by a licensed physician. 1 defines a child care facility as a child care center, a preschool, or registered child development home.
House subcommittee
Named February 23, 2021. On February 25, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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