House File 390 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 390 BY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 7) A BILL FOR An Act relating to physical examinations of personnel working 1 in licensed or registered child care facilities. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1480HV (2) 91 dg/ko
H.F. 390 Section 1. Section 237A.5, subsection 1, Code 2025, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. a. All personnel in licensed or registered child care 3 facilities shall have good health as evidenced by a report 4 following a preemployment physical examination taken . 5 b. An individual shall have received an initial physical 6 examination within the six months prior to beginning 7 immediately preceding the date the individual begins 8 employment , or within the three months immediately following 9 the date the individual begins employment . The 10 c. A physical examination shall include communicable disease 11 tests performed by a licensed physician as defined in section 12 135C.1 , or by a licensed physician assistant as defined in 13 section 148C.1 and . 14 d. Licensed or registered facility personnel shall be 15 repeated receive a physical examination under this subsection 16 at least once every three years after the date of the 17 individuals initial employment physical examination under 18 paragraph b . 19 e. Controlled medical conditions which would not affect the 20 performance of the employee in the capacity employed shall not 21 prohibit employment. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to physical examinations of personnel 26 working in a licensed or registered child care facility. Under 27 current law, personnel working in a licensed or registered 28 child care facility (facility) must take an examination within 29 six months prior to beginning employment. Such examinations, 30 including communicable disease tests, must be performed by a 31 licensed physician or physicians assistant, and be repeated 32 every three years after initial employment. The bill allows 33 individuals to receive an initial physical examination within 34 the six months immediately preceding the date the individual 35 -1- LSB 1480HV (2) 91 dg/ko 1/ 2
H.F. 390 begins employment at a facility, or within the three months 1 immediately following the date the individual begins employment 2 at a facility. The individual must receive follow-up physical 3 examinations once every three years from the date of the 4 individuals initial physical examination. 5 -2- LSB 1480HV (2) 91 dg/ko 2/ 2