SF 477 — A bill for an act relating to health care, including the licensure of internationally trained physicians and electronic protected health information, and including effective date provisions.

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DIVISION I LICENSURE OF INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS Section 11. .

"Board“Board” - means the board of medicine established pursuant to chapter 147.

'Health“Health care facility"facility” means all of the following:

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'International“International medical programprogram” - means a medical school, residency program, medical internship program, or entity that provides physicians with a medical education or training outside of the United States that is substantially similar to the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in Iowa and that has been evaluated by the educational commission on foreign medical graduates.

-International“International physicianphysician” - means an individual who meets all of the following requirements:

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Has been in good standing with the medical licensing or regulatory institution of the individual'sindividual’s resident country during the immediately preceding five years and has no pending discipline before the licensing or regulatory institution.

Has completed a residency or substantially similar postgraduate medical training in the individual'sindividual’s resident country.

148J.2 International physicians —— provisional licenses.

A provisional license granted pursuant to paragraph “a” may be converted to a full license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery after three years, unless the license has been revoked pursuant to subsection 2 or surrendered by the licensee.

The board may revoke a provisional license granted pursuant to subsection 11, , paragraph -a-,“a”, if the board finds by clear and compelling evidence that the licensee has violated a provision of section 148.6.

The board may revoke a provisional license granted pursuant to subsection 11, , paragraph -a-,“a”, if the international Senate File 477, p.

Complete a licensure application as required by the boardboard. e.

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This division of this Act takes effect January 11, , 2025.

135.194 Electronic protected health information of minor ——— disclosure to legal guardian ——— option to provide printed copy.

A health care provider or facility that maintains or transmits electronic protected health information shall disclose to the legal guardian of a minor the minor'sminor’s electronic protected health information, with the following exceptions:

In lieu of disclosing the minor'sminor’s electronic protected health information to the legal guardian of a minor as required pursuant to subsection 11, , a health care provider or facility may comply with this section by providing a printed copy of the minor'sminor’s electronic protected health information, subject to the exceptions prescribed pursuant to subsection 11, , and at no Senate File 477, pp. .

"Disclosure“Disclosure” -meansmeans the release, transfer, provision of access to, or divulging in any manner of electronic protected health information outside the entity holding the electronic protected health information.

Electronic“Electronic mediamedia” -meansmeans electronic storage material on which data is or may be recorded electronically and transmission media used to exchange information already in electronic storage media.

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Electronic“Electronic protected health informationinformation” - means protected health information that is transmitted or maintained by or in electronic media.

Facility“Facility” -meansmeans a health care delivery system location that provides a range of primary, secondary, and tertiary inpatient, outpatient, and physician services;