272C.1 - DEFINITIONS.
272C.1 DEFINITIONS.
1. "Continuing education" means that education which is
obtained by a professional or occupational licensee in order to
maintain, improve, or expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to
initial licensure or to develop new and relevant skills and
knowledge. This education may be obtained through formal or informal
education practices, self-study, research, and participation in
professional, technical, and occupational societies, and by other
similar means as authorized by the board.
2. "Disciplinary proceeding" means any proceeding under the
authority of a licensing board pursuant to which licensee discipline
may be imposed.
3. "Inactive licensee re-entry" means that process a former
or inactive professional or occupational licensee pursues to again be
capable of actively and competently practicing as a professional or
occupational licensee.
4. "Licensee discipline" means any sanction a licensing board
may impose upon its licensees for conduct which threatens or denies
citizens of this state a high standard of professional or
occupational care.
5. The term "licensing" and its derivations include the terms
"registration" and "certification" and their derivations.
6. "Licensing board" or "board" includes the following
boards:
a. The state board of engineering and land surveying
examiners, created pursuant to chapter 542B.
b. The board of examiners of shorthand reporters created
pursuant to article 3 of chapter 602.
c. The Iowa accountancy examining board, created pursuant to
chapter 542.
d. The Iowa real estate commission, created pursuant to
chapter 543B.
e. The board of architectural examiners, created pursuant to
chapter 544A.
f. The Iowa board of landscape architectural examiners,
created pursuant to chapter 544B.
g. The board of barbering, created pursuant to chapter 147.
h. The board of chiropractic, created pursuant to chapter
147.
i. The board of cosmetology arts and sciences, created
pursuant to chapter 147.
j. The dental board, created pursuant to chapter 147.
k. The board of mortuary science, created pursuant to chapter
147.
l. The board of medicine, created pursuant to chapter 147.
m. The board of physician assistants, created pursuant to
chapter 148C.
n. The board of nursing, created pursuant to chapter 147.
o. The board of nursing home administrators, created pursuant
to chapter 155.
p. The board of optometry, created pursuant to chapter 147.
q. The board of pharmacy, created pursuant to chapter 147.
r. The board of physical and occupational therapy, created
pursuant to chapter 147.
s. The board of podiatry, created pursuant to chapter 147.
t. The board of psychology, created pursuant to chapter 147.
u. The board of speech pathology and audiology, created
pursuant to chapter 147.
v. The board of hearing aid dispensers, created pursuant to
chapter 154A.
w. The board of veterinary medicine, created pursuant to
chapter 169.
x. The director of the department of natural resources in
certifying water treatment operators as provided in sections 455B.211
through 455B.224.
y. Any professional or occupational licensing board created
after January 1, 1978.
z. The board of respiratory care in licensing respiratory
care practitioners pursuant to chapter 152B.
aa. The board of athletic training in licensing athletic
trainers pursuant to chapter 152D.
ab. The board of massage therapy in licensing massage
therapists pursuant to chapter 152C.
ac. The board of sign language interpreters and
transliterators, created pursuant to chapter 154E.
ad. The director of public health in certifying emergency
medical care providers and emergency medical care services pursuant
to chapter 147A.
ae. The plumbing and mechanical systems board, created
pursuant to chapter 105.
af. The department of public safety, in licensing fire
sprinkler installers and maintenance workers pursuant to chapter
100D.
7. "Malpractice" means any error or omission, unreasonable
lack of skill, or failure to maintain a reasonable standard of care
by a licensee in the course of practice of the licensee's occupation
or profession, pursuant to this chapter.
8. "Peer review" means evaluation of professional services
rendered by a professional practitioner.
9. "Peer review committee" means one or more persons acting
in a peer review capacity pursuant to this chapter. Section History: Early Form
[C79, 81, § 258A.1] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 186, § 10063, 10201; 84 Acts, ch 1067, § 26; 87 Acts,
ch 165, § 3; 88 Acts, ch 1134, § 61; 88 Acts, ch 1225, § 25; 89 Acts,
ch 83, § 36; 90 Acts, ch 1193, § 8; 92 Acts, ch 1205, § 23
C93, § 272C.1
94 Acts, ch 1132, §32; 96 Acts, ch 1036, § 40; 98 Acts, ch 1053,
§41, 42; 2001 Acts, ch 16, §1, 37; 2001 Acts, ch 55, §25, 38; 2004
Acts, ch 1110, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §430, 433; 2005 Acts, ch 3,
§57; 2006 Acts, ch 1184, §119; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §171; 2007 Acts, ch
218, §205; 2007 Acts, ch 198, §31; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2008
Acts, ch 1094, §14, 18; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §31
Referred to in § 232.69, 235B.16, 272C.4, 622.31