Iowa Code § 135.1

Current through bills signed by governor as of 4/19/2024

Section 135.1 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Definitions

For the purposes of chapter 155* and Title IV, subtitle 2, excluding chapter 146, unless otherwise defined:

1."Director" means the director of health and human services.

2."Health officer" means the physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or advanced practice registered nurse who is the health officer of the local board of health.

3."Local board" means the local board of health.

4."Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, podiatry, or optometry under the laws of this state; but a person licensed as a physician and surgeon shall be designated as a "physician" or "surgeon", a person licensed as an osteopathic physician and surgeon shall be designated as an "osteopathic physician" or "osteopathic surgeon", a person licensed as a chiropractor shall be designated as a "chiropractor", a person licensed as a podiatrist shall be designated as a "podiatric physician", and a person licensed as an optometrist shall be designated as an "optometrist". A definition or designation contained in this subsection shall not be interpreted to expand the scope of practice of such licensees.

5."Rules" include regulations and orders.

6."State department" or "department" means the department of health and human services.

Iowa Code § 135.1

Amended by 2023 Iowa , ch 19, s 125, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by 2020 Iowa , ch 1083, s 1, eff. 7/1/2020.

S13, §2583-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2181; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 135.1 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1101; 88 Acts, ch 1199, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §10; 95 Acts, ch 108, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1036, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1212, §15; 2008 Acts, ch 1058, §14; 2008 Acts, ch 1084, §10; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §30; 2012 Acts, ch 1113, §16

Referred to in §10A.533, 135C.1, 144.26, 237A.12, 514.21

*Reference to "chapter 155" may not be intended; corrective legislation is pending

Section amended

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.