Section 124.550 - DefinitionsFor purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1."Pharmacist" means a practicing pharmacist who is actively engaged in and responsible for the pharmaceutical care of the patient about whom information is requested.2."Prescribing practitioner" means a practitioner who has prescribed or is contemplating the authorization of a prescription for the patient about whom information is requested. "Prescribing practitioner" does not include a licensed veterinarian.3."Proactive notification" means a notification by the board, generated based on factors determined by the board and issued to a specific prescribing practitioner or pharmacist, indicating that a patient may be practitioner shopping or pharmacy shopping or at risk of abusing or misusing a controlled substance.4."Program" means the information program for drug prescribing and dispensing.Amended by 2018 Iowa, ch 1138,s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Iowa, ch 1138,s 17, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Iowa, ch 1138,s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Added by 2016 Iowa, ch 1052,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.