Title IV, PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)

1. Purpose. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving public access to dietetics services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of st…

1. Title and purpose. a. The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of respiratory therapy with the goal of improving public access to respiratory therapy services by providing respiratory therapists licensed in a member state the ability to practice in …

For the purpose of this subtitle, the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery: 1. Persons who publicly profess to be physicians and surgeons or osteopathic physicians and surgeons, or w…

1. The board may, in its discretion, issue a temporary license authorizing the licensee to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in a specific location or locations and for a specified period of time if, in the opinion of the board, a need exists and t…

1. Whenever the need exists, the board may issue a special license. The special license shall authorize the licensee to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under the policies and standards applicable to the health care services of a medical or osteop…

1. As used in this section : a. “Administrative medicine” means administration or management utilizing the medical and clinical knowledge, skill, and judgment of a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery and capable of affecting the he…

The board, after due notice and hearing, may issue an order to revoke, suspend, or restrict a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or to issue a restricted license on application if the board determines that a physician licensed to practic…

The board of medicine shall, in consultation with the board of behavioral health professionals, establish by rule all of the following: 1. Specific minimum standards for the appropriate supervision of a psychologist prescribing medication pursuant to a conditional prescription ce…

1. The board of medicine and the board of behavioral health professionals shall adopt joint rules in regard to the following: a. Education and training requirements for prescription certificates pursuant to sections 154B.10 and 154B.11 . b. Specific minimum standards for the term…

The board of medicine may appoint investigators, who shall not be members of the board, and whose compensation shall be determined pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV . Investigators appointed by the board have the powers and status of peace officers when enforcing this chapter…

Section 148.1 shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons: 1. Persons who advertise or sell patent or proprietary medicines. 2. Persons who advertise, sell, or prescribe natural mineral waters flowing from wells or springs. 3. Students of medicine and surge…

1. As used in this chapter , “board” means the board of medicine established in chapter 147 . 2. Notwithstanding sections 4A.12 , 17A.11 , 147.12 , 147.14 , and 147.19 , the board may have a pool of up to three alternate members, including members licensed to practice under this …

The salary of the executive director of the board shall be established by the governor with approval of the executive council pursuant to section 8A.413, subsection 3 , under the pay plan for exempt positions in the executive branch of government. 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §47

1. An applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery shall present to the board all of the following: a. Evidence of a diploma issued by a medical college or college of osteopathic medicine and surgery approved by the board, or other …

A physician, who is a graduate of a medical school or college of osteopathic medicine and surgery and is serving as a resident physician who is not otherwise licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state, shall be required to obtain f…

1. The board, after due notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 17A , may issue an order to discipline a licensee for any of the grounds set forth in section 147.55 , chapter 272C , or this subsection . Notwithstanding section 272C.3 , licensee discipline may include a civi…

A proceeding for the revocation or suspension of a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery or to discipline a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery shall be substantially in accord with the follow…

The board may accept the voluntary surrender of a license if accompanied by a written statement of intention. A voluntary surrender, when accepted, has the same force and effect as an order of revocation. [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §148.8 ] 92 Acts, ch 1183, §18 ; 2007…

A person’s license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery shall be deemed relinquished if the person fails to apply for renewal or reinstatement of the license within five years after its expiration. A license shall not be reinstated, reissued, or re…

Any person whose license has been suspended may apply to the board for reinstatement at any time and the board may hold a hearing on any such petition and may order reinstatement and impose terms and conditions thereof and issue a certificate of reinstatement. [C58, 62, 66, 71, 7…

1. As used in this chapter : a. “Board” means the board of physical and occupational therapy created under chapter 147 . b. “Physical therapy” means the branch of science that deals with the evaluation and treatment of human capabilities and impairments. Physical therapy uses the…

For the purpose of this chapter the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of physical therapy: 1. Persons who treat human ailments by physical therapy as defined in this chapter . 2. Persons who publicly profess to be physical therapists or wh…

Section 148A.1 shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons: 1. Licensed physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, podiatric physicians, chiropractors, nurses, dentists, cosmetologists, and barbers, who are engaged in the practice of thei…

Each applicant for a license to practice physical therapy shall: 1. Complete a course of study in, and hold a diploma or certificate issued by, a school of physical therapy accredited by the American physical therapy association or another appropriate accrediting body, and meet r…

A license to practice physical therapy does not authorize the licensee to practice operative surgery or osteopathic or chiropractic manipulation, or to administer or prescribe any drug or medicine included in materia medica. 88 Acts, ch 1002, §2

1. A licensed physical therapist assistant is required to function under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist to perform physical therapy procedures delegated and supervised by the licensed physical therapist in a manner consistent with the rules adopted…

1. A person or business entity, including the employees, agents, or representatives of the business entity, shall not use in connection with that person’s or business entity’s business activity the words “physical therapy”, “physical therapist”, “licensed physical therapist”, “re…

1. This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Occupational Therapy Practice Act” . 2. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare. […

As used in this chapter : 1. “Board” means the board of physical and occupational therapy created under chapter 147 . 2. “Occupational therapist” means a person licensed under this chapter to practice occupational therapy. 3. “Occupational therapy” means the therapeutic use of oc…

This chapter does not prevent or restrict the practice, services or activities of any of the following: 1. A person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed. 2. A person employed as an occupational ther…

Occupational therapy may be provided by an occupational therapist without referral from a physician, podiatric physician, dentist, or chiropractor, except that a hospital may require that occupational therapy provided in the hospital be performed only following prior review by an…

1. A limited permit to practice occupational therapy may be granted to a person who has completed the academic and field work requirements for occupational therapists under this chapter and has not yet taken or received the results of the entry-level certification examination. A …

An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant must file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant meets the following requirements: 1. Successful com…

The board may waive the examination and grant a license: 1. To a person certified prior to January 1, 1981, as an occupational therapist registered (O.T.R.) or a certified occupational therapy assistant (C.O.T.A.) by the American occupational therapy association. 2. To an applica…

The board shall adopt rules relating to professional conduct to carry out the policy of this chapter , including but not limited to rules relating to professional licensing and to the establishment of ethical standards of practice for persons holding a license to practice occupat…

1. A person shall not practice occupational therapy or assist in the practice of occupational therapy, provide occupational therapy services, hold oneself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy or assis…

A person or business entity, including the employees, agents, or representatives of the business entity, shall not use in connection with that person or business entity’s business activity, the words “occupational therapy”, “occupational therapist”, “licensed occupational therapi…

1. “Approved program” means a program for the education of physician assistants which has been accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or its successor, or, if accredited prior to 2001, either by the committee on allied health ed…

The provisions of chapter 147 , not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter , shall apply to the provisions of this chapter . [C73, 75, 77, 79, §148B.10; C81, §148C.10 ]

A person not licensed as required by this chapter who practices as a physician assistant is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. [ 82 Acts, ch 1005, §7 ] 88 Acts, ch 1225, §24 ; 2003 Acts, ch 93, §11, 14

1. The board may appoint investigators, who shall not be members of the board, to administer and aid in the enforcement of the provisions of law relating to physician assistants. The amount of compensation for the investigators shall be determined pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapt…

1. The board shall adopt rules to govern the licensure of physician assistants. An applicant for licensure shall submit the fee prescribed by the board and shall meet the requirements established by the board with respect to each of the following: a. Academic qualifications, incl…

1. A physician assistant may provide any legal medical service for which the physician assistant has been prepared by the physician assistant’s education, training, or experience and is competent to perform. For the purposes of this section , “legal medical service for which the …

1. If the board commences a contested case hearing against a physician assistant by delivering a statement of charges and notice of hearing to the physician assistant, the board shall deliver a copy of the statement of charges and notice of hearing to the physician assistant’s su…

Nothing in this chapter affects or limits a physician’s existing right to delegate various medical tasks to aides, assistants or others acting under the physician’s supervision or direction, including orthopedic physician assistant technologists. Such aides, assistants, orthopedi…

A physician assistant engaged in independent practice shall not be permitted to measure the visual power and visual efficiency of the human eye, as distinguished from routine visual screening, except in the personal presence of a supervising physician at the place where such serv…