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 accountancy examining board, created pursuant to chapter 542C.
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 barber examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
h. The board of chiropractic examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
i. The board of cosmetology arts and sciences examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
j. The board of dental examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
k. The board of mortuary science examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
l. The board of medical examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
m. The board of physician assistant examiners, created pursuant to chapter 148C.
n. The board of nursing, created pursuant to chapter 147.
o. The board of examiners for nursing home administrators, created pursuant to chapter 155.
p. The board of optometry examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
q. The board of pharmacy examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
r. The board of physical and occupational therapy examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
s. The board of podiatry examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
t. The board of psychology examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
u. The board of speech pathology and audiology examiners, created pursuant to chapter 147.
v. The board for the licensing and regulation of hearing aid dealers, 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 commissioner of insurance in licensing insurance agents pursuant to chapter 522, except those agents authorized to sell only credit life and credit accident and health insurance.
aa. The state board of respiratory care in licensing respiratory care practitioners pursuant to chapter 152B.
ab. The board of examiners for athletic training in licensing athletic trainers pursuant to chapter 152D.
ac. The board of examiners for massage therapy in licensing massage therapists pursuant to chapter 152C.
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.
[C79, 81, § 258A.1]
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
Referred to in § 272C.4
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