Legislative Session number- 86

Bill Name: HF0535

HF535

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Health occupations provisions modified for
chiropractors, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, physician assistants,
psychologists, and social workers; dental therapists and oral health
practitioners licensure provided; and fees set.

Article 1: Health-related
licensing board provision provided.

Sec. 1: Complainant information and board
actions provision language stricken.


Article 2: Chiropractors provision
provided.

Sec. 1: Chiropractic license required, qualifications provided, and
language modified.


Article 3: Pharmacists provision provided.

Sec. 1:
Drug prescription and filing language added.


Article 4: Respiratory therapy
provisions provided.

Sec. 1: Respiratory definitions language
modified.

Sec. 2: Scope of practice by a licensed respiratory therapist
language modified.

Sec. 3: Unlicensed respiratory therapy practice
prohibited, protected titles and restrictions on use provided, language
modified.

Sec. 4: Licensure requirements language modified.

Sec. 5:
Medical Board action on applications required, language modified.

Sec. 6:
Continuing education requirements language modified.

Sec. 7: Licensed
respiratory therapists subjected to discipline and reporting provisions.

Sec.
8: Respiratory Care Advisory Council provision language modified.

Sec. 9:
Fees language modified to include licensure fees.


Article 5: Physician
Assistants provisions provided.

Sec. 1: Definitions provided, language
modified.

Sec. 2: Ambulance service personnel definition language
modified.

Sec. 3: Physician assistant definition language modified.

Sec.
4: Exemptions language modified.

Sec. 5: Physician Assistant-related
definitions language modified.

Sec. 6: Qualifications for licensure language
modified.

Sec. 7: Protected titles and restrictions on title use language
modified.

Sec. 8: Temporary licensure language modified.

Sec. 9: Inactive
license status provision language modified.

Sec. 10: License cancellation for
nonrenewal provision language modified.

Sec. 11: Physician Assistant license
renewal provision language modified.

Sec. 12: Exemptions language
modified.

Sec. 13: Physician assistant scope of practice language
modified.

Sec. 14: Limitations on employment of physician assistants
excluded.

Sec. 15: Grounds for disciplinary action language modified.

Sec.
16: Forms of disciplinary action language modified.

Sec. 17: Delegated
authority to prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs
and medical devices
authorized, and language modified.

Sec. 18: Identification requirements
language modified.

Sec. 19: Physician-Physician Assistant delegation
agreement documents
language modified.

Sec. 20: Rulemaking authority
language modified.

Sec. 21: Disaster situation response provision language
modified.

Sec. 22: Continuing education requirements language
modified.

Sec. 23: Medical board establishment of written procedures
language
modified.

Sec. 24: Physician Assistant Advisory Council provision
language modified.

Sec. 25: Definitions provided, language modified.

Sec.
26: Examiner definition language added.

Sec. 27: Peace or health officer
authority language modified.

Sec. 28: Licensed physician assistant services
language modified.

Sec. 29: Definitions provided, language modified.

Sec.
30: Repealer.

Sec. 31: Effective date.


Article 6: Psychologists
provisions provided.

Sec. 1: Mental health and substance abuse reviews
language added.

Sec. 2: Health Care Reform Review Council membership
provision modified
to include 15 members.

Sec. 3: Practice of psychology
language added.

Sec. 4: Health Care Reform Review Council appointment
deadline provided.



Article 7: Nutritionists provisions provided.

Sec.
1: Nutritionist licensure procedures language modified.

Sec. 2:
Repealer.


Article 8: Social Work; Amendments to current licensing statute
provided.

Sec. 1: Clinical supervision definition provided.

Sec. 2:
Graduate degree definition provided.

Sec. 3: Social work practice provision
language added.

Sec. 4: Supervisee definition language modified.

Sec. 5:
Supervisor definition language modified.

Sec. 6: Board members qualifications
language modified.

Sec. 7: Board officer elections modified to be held
biennially.

Sec. 8: Licensee's supervisor evaluations provision language
modified.

Sec. 9: Disciplinary action provision language modified.

Sec.
10: Supervision practice requirements language added.

Sec. 11: Evaluation
procedure language modified.

Sec. 12: Supervision plan required, language
modified.

Sec. 13: Verification of supervised practice required, language
modified.

Sec. 14: Repealer.

Sec. 15: Effective date.


Article 9:
Social work licensing provisions provided, and 2011 effective date.

Sec. 1:
Client system definition provided.

Sec. 2: Direct clinical client contact
definition provided.

Sec. 3: Social work practice provision language
added.

Sec. 4: Supervisee definition language modified.

Sec. 5: Supervisor
definition provided.

Sec. 6: Board member qualifications provision language
modified.

Sec. 7: Board officer elections modified to be held
biennially.

Sec. 8: Licensure by examination required, licensure procedure
language
modified.

Sec. 9: Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1,
2011 authorized.

Sec. 10: Types of supervision provision language
modified.

Sec. 11: Supervisor requirements language modified.

Sec. 12:
Supervisee requirements language modified.

Sec. 13: Supervision requirements
completion provision language modified.

Sec. 14: Verification of supervised
practice required, language modified.

Sec. 15: Supervision required after
licensure, language modified.

Sec. 16: Supervised practice obtained prior to
August 1, 2011 authorized.

Sec. 17: Types of supervision provision language
provided.

Sec. 18: Supervisee requirements language modified.

Sec. 19:
Verification of supervised practice required, language modified.

Sec. 20:
Supervision required after licensure, language added.

Sec. 21: Practice
requirements provided, language modified.

Sec. 22: Supervised practice
obtained prior to August 1, 2011 authorized.

Sec. 23: Types of supervision
provision language added.

Sec. 24: Supervisor requirements language
modified.

Sec. 25: Supervisee requirements language modified.

Sec. 26:
Eligibility to apply for licensure as a licensed independent clinical
social
worker language modified.

Sec. 27: Verification of supervised practice
required, language modified.

Sec. 28: Supervision required before licensure,
language modified.

Sec. 29: Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1,
2011 authorized.

Sec. 30: Clinical social work after licensure procedure
language modified.

Sec. 31: Supervision requirements provided for licensed
independent social
workers engaged in clinical social work practice.

Sec.
32: Practice requirements after licensure as licensed independent
social worker
provided.

Sec. 33: Supervision requirements detailed for clinical social work
practice
after licensure as licensed independent social worker.

Sec. 34:
Supervision of clinical social work practice after licensure detailed.

Sec.
35: Supervisee requirements provided for clinical social work practice
after
licensure.

Sec. 36: Limit on practice of clinical social work
provided.

Sec. 37: Licensure eligibility for licensed independent clinical
social workers
provided.

Sec. 38: Verification of supervised practice
required.

Sec. 39: Supervision before licensure of a licensed independent
clinical
social worker required, language modified.

Sec. 40: Supervised
practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011 authorized.

Sec. 41: Requirements
of supervisors provided, language modified.

Sec. 42: Supervision plan
submitted by a social worker required, language
modified.

Sec. 43:
Verification of supervised practice required, language modified.

Sec. 44:
Increased clock hours required effective August 1, 2011.

Sec. 45: Ethics
requirement provided, language added.

Sec. 46: Independent study provision
language modified.

Sec. 47: Licensee records retention language
modified.

Sec. 48: Repealer.

Sec. 49: Effective date.


Article 10:
Dental Therapists provisions provided.

Sec. 1: Dental therapist definition
provided.

Sec. 2: Practice of dental therapy definition provided.

Sec. 3:
Exemptions and exceptions of certain practices and operations
language
modified.

Sec. 4: Dental therapist licensure application procedure
provided.

Sec. 5: Continuing education and professional development waiver
language
added, modified to include licensed dental therapists.

Sec. 6:
Dental therapist language included in license or registration
fraud
provision.

Sec. 7: Name and certificate display requirements extended
to dental
therapists.

Sec. 8: Grounds for refusal, suspension, revocation,
limitation or
modification of license language modified.

Sec. 9: Violation
penalties and costs extended to dental therapists.

Sec. 10: Medical
examinations extended to dental therapists.

Sec. 11: Registration information
and procedure for licensing language
added.

Sec. 12: Current address and
change of address maintenance language
modified.

Sec. 13: Licensure and
registration fees language modified.

Sec. 14: Prorated initial license or
registration fees language modified.

Sec. 15: Biennial license or
registration renewal fees language modified.

Sec. 16: Duplicate license or
registration fees language modified.

Sec. 17: Reinstatement fees language
modified.

Sec. 18: Language authorizing dental hygienist services
modified.

Sec. 19: Dental assistant liability provision language
modified.

Sec. 20: Dental technician liability provision language
modified.

Sec. 21: Dental therapists practice requirements and regulations
provided.

Sec. 22: Dividing fees language modified.

Sec. 23: Violations
and defenses language modified.

Sec. 24: Practitioner definition language
modified.

Sec. 25: Impact evaluation of dental therapists required, and
evaluation
procedure provided.

Sec. 26: Repealer.



Article 11: Oral
health practitioners provisions provided.

Sec. 1: Oral health practitioner
definition provided.

Sec. 2: Practice of oral health practitioner definition
provided.

Sec. 3: Exemptions and exceptions of certain practices and
operations
language modified

Sec. 4: Oral health practitioner licensure
procedure provided.

Sec. 5: Resident dental provider licensure procedure
provided.

Sec. 6: Continuing education and professional development waiver
language
added, modified to include oral health practitioners.

Sec. 7: Oral
health practitioner language included in license or registration
fraud
provision.

Sec. 8: Name and certificate display requirements extended to oral
health
practitioners.

Sec. 9: Grounds for refusal, suspension, revocation,
limitation or
modification of license language modified.

Sec. 10: Additional
penalties and costs extended to oral health practitioners.

Sec. 11: Medical
examinations extended to oral health practitioners.

Sec. 12: Registration
information and procedure for licensing language
added.

Sec. 13: Current
address and change of address maintenance language
modified.

Sec. 14:
Licensure and registration fees language modified.

Sec. 15: Prorated initial
license or registration fees language modified.

Sec. 16: Biennial license or
registration renewal fees language modified.

Sec. 17: Duplicate license or
registration fees language modified.

Sec. 18: Reinstatement fees language
modified.

Sec. 19: Dental assistant liability provision language
modified.

Sec. 20: Dental technician liability provision language
modified.

Sec. 21: Restorative procedures provision language
modified.

Sec. 22: Licensed oral health practitioner practice requirements
and
regulations provided.

Sec. 23: Dividing fees provision language
modified.

Sec. 24: Violations and defenses language modified.

Sec. 25:
Patient's name and Social Security number prosthesis requirement
language
added.

Sec. 26: Compliance failure language modified.

Sec. 27:
Practitioner definition language modified.

Sec. 28: Drug prescription and
filing procedure language modified.

Sec. 29: Impact evaluation of oral health
practitioners required, and
evaluation procedure provided.

ERS, 4/14/09