ARC 8525B
MEDICINE BOARD[653]
Adopted and Filed
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section 147.76 and chapters 17A, 148 and 272C, the Board of Medicine hereby amends Chapter 23, “Grounds for Discipline,” Iowa Administrative Code.
This amendment is intended to prevent a surgical or other invasive procedure from being performed on the wrong patient or at the wrong anatomical site and to prevent the wrong surgical procedure from being performed on a patient.
Notice of Intended Action was published in the October 7, 2009, Iowa Administrative Bulletin as ARC 8198B. A public hearing was held on October 27, 2009. The language of the new subrule was modified to incorporate written comments submitted to the Board of Medicine and suggestions received at the public hearing.
This amendment was approved during the December 17, 2009, meeting of the Iowa Board of Medicine.
This amendment will become effective on March 17, 2010.
This amendment is intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 17A, 147, 148 and 272C.
The following amendment is adopted.
	Adopt the following new subrule 23.1(42):
	23.1(42) Performing or attempting to perform any surgical or invasive procedure on the wrong patient or at the wrong anatomical site or performing the wrong surgical procedure on a patient.
[Filed 1/22/10, effective 3/17/10]
[Published 2/10/10]
Editor’s Note: For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 2/10/10.