1. This chapter does not restrict a registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 152, from staffing an authorized ambulance, rescue, or first response service provided the registered nurse can document equivalency through education and additional skills training essential in the delivery of prehospital emergency care. The equivalency shall be accepted when:
a. Documentation has been reviewed and approved at the local level by the medical director of the ambulance, rescue, or first response service in accordance with the rules of the board of nursing developed jointly with the board of medical examiners.
b. Authorization has been granted to that ambulance, rescue, or first response service by the department.
2. Section 147A.10 applies to a registered nurse in compliance with this section.
84 Acts, ch 1287, § 12; 85 Acts, ch 129, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 89, § 15
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