2017 INF/INA Conference & Annual Meeting
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<strong>2017</strong> Iowa Nurses Foundation / Iowa Nurses Association <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong> and <strong>Conference</strong><br />
record of founded abuse or a conviction. Makes an agency liable for damages and civil penalties. Passed<br />
Senate and House near unanimously.<br />
HEALTH CARE ACCESS BILLS<br />
HF 577 LYME DISEASE TREATMENT<br />
Exempts health professionals from license discipline, revocation or suspension for recommending certain<br />
treatments for Lyme disease. Requires informed consent by the patient. Requires an examination and<br />
explanation of the treatment. House and Senate passed unanimously.<br />
HF 524 MEDICAL CANNABIDIOL & PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACT<br />
Requires pharmacies to do daily reporting of controlled substance prescriptions that are covered under<br />
drug prescribing and dispensing program. Requires coverage by health insurance plans for abuse-deterrent<br />
opioid drugs as preferred drugs. Includes limits on cost sharing. Makes definitions and includes exclusions<br />
for various kinds of health benefit plans. Amended & Passed House 96-0. Senate passed 49-0 to House<br />
with Senate amendment. H-1341 by the Senate - Strikes the daily reporting requirement ADOPTED. H<br />
1461 by Klein - Strikes the Senate amendment and the bill. Allows the BOP to enter into agreements<br />
with other states for the exchange of prescription monitoring. Medical Cannabidiol: Expands the diseases<br />
covered under medical cannabis, including MS, ALS, intractable pain, terminal illnesses and other illnesses.<br />
Establishes an advisory board to add conditions. Establishes timelines for starting the program, including<br />
that medical cannabidiol be available by December 2018. Limits the amount of THC to less than 3%.<br />
Requires an RFP by the DPH for licensing up to two manufacturers and up to five dispensaries. Includes<br />
various requirements for the manufacturers and dispensaries. Includes fees, reciprocity, affirmative defenses,<br />
a ban on smoking medical cannabis and other related provisions. Requires the BOP to change the schedule<br />
for various cannabidiol investigation products if the federal government does so ADOPTED. The House<br />
CONCURRED & PASSED the bill as amended 83-1. The Senate CONCURRED in S 3388 & PASSED the bill<br />
as amended 33-7.<br />
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