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Home » US Law » 2022 Iowa Code » Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH » Chapter 147 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS

Section 147.1 – Definitions.

147.1 Definitions. For the purpose of this subtitle: 1. “Board” means one of the boards enumerated in section 147.13 or any other board established in this subtitle whose members are appointed by the governor to license applicants and impose licensee discipline as authorized by law. 2. “Department” means the department of public health. 3. “Licensed” […]

Section 147.10 – Renewal.

147.10 Renewal. 1. Every license to practice a profession shall expire in multiyear intervals and be renewed as determined by the board upon application by the licensee. Each board shall establish rules for license renewal and concomitant fees. Application for renewal shall be made to the board accompanied by the required fee at least thirty […]

Section 147.106 – Anatomic pathology services — billing.

147.106 Anatomic pathology services — billing. 1. A physician or a clinical laboratory located in this state or in another state that provides anatomic pathology services to a patient in this state shall present or cause to be presented a claim, bill, or demand for payment for such services only to the following persons: a. […]

Section 147.107 – Drug dispensing, supplying, and prescribing — limitations.

147.107 Drug dispensing, supplying, and prescribing — limitations. 1. A person, other than a pharmacist, physician, dentist, podiatric physician, prescribing psychologist, or veterinarian who dispenses as an incident to the practice of the practitioner’s profession, shall not dispense prescription drugs or controlled substances. 2. a. A prescriber who dispenses prescription drugs, including but not limited […]

Section 147.108 – Contact lens prescribing and dispensing.

147.108 Contact lens prescribing and dispensing. 1. A person shall not dispense or adapt contact lenses without first receiving authorization to do so by a written, electronic, or facsimile prescription, except when authorized orally under subsection 2, from a person licensed under chapter 148 or 154. The board of optometry shall adopt rules relating to […]

Section 147.109 – Ophthalmic spectacle lens prescribing and dispensing.

147.109 Ophthalmic spectacle lens prescribing and dispensing. 1. A person shall not dispense or adapt an ophthalmic spectacle lens or lenses without first receiving authorization to do so by a written, electronic, or facsimile prescription from a person licensed under chapter 148 or 154. For the purpose of this section, “ophthalmic spectacle lens” means one […]

Section 147.11 – Reactivation and reinstatement.

147.11 Reactivation and reinstatement. 1. A licensee who allows the license to become inactive or lapsed by failing to renew the license, as provided in section 147.10, may reactivate the license upon payment of a reactivation fee and compliance with other terms established by board rule. 2. A licensee whose license has been revoked, suspended, […]

Section 147.111 – Report of treatment of wounds and other injuries.

147.111 Report of treatment of wounds and other injuries. 1. A person licensed under the provisions of this subtitle who administers any treatment to any person suffering a gunshot or stab wound or other serious injury, as defined in section 702.18, which appears to have been received in connection with the commission of a criminal […]

Section 147.112 – Investigation and report by law enforcement agency.

147.112 Investigation and report by law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency who has received any report required by this chapter and who has any reason to believe that the person injured was involved in the commission of any crime, either as perpetrator or victim, shall at once commence an investigation into the circumstances of […]

Section 147.113 – Violations.

147.113 Violations. Any person failing to make the report required herein shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. [C31, 35, §2537-d3; C39, §2537.9; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.113]

Section 147.113A – Report of burn injuries.

147.113A Report of burn injuries. Any person licensed under the provisions of this subtitle who administers any treatment to a person suffering a burn which appears to be of a suspicious nature on the body, a burn to the upper respiratory tract, a laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air, or a burn […]

Section 147.114 – Prior informed consent relative to pelvic examinations — patient under anesthesia or unconscious — penalties.

147.114 Prior informed consent relative to pelvic examinations — patient under anesthesia or unconscious — penalties. 1. A person licensed or certified to practice a profession, or a student undertaking a course of instruction or participating in a clinical training or residency program for a profession, shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized […]

Section 147.12 – Health profession boards.

147.12 Health profession boards. 1. The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a board for each of the professions. The board members shall not be required to be members of professional societies or associations composed of members of their professions. 2. If a person who has been appointed by the governor to […]

Section 147.13 – Designation of boards.

147.13 Designation of boards. The boards provided in section 147.12 shall be designated as follows: 1. For medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, acupuncture, and genetic counseling, the board of medicine. 2. For physician assistants, the board of physician assistants. 3. For psychology, the board of psychology. 4. For podiatry, the board of podiatry. […]