761—411.2(321L) Definitions.
	411.2(1) The definitions in Iowa Code section 321L.1 are hereby made part of and fully incorporated in this chapter.
	411.2(2) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Health care provider” means a physician licensed under Iowa Code chapter 148 or 149, a physician assistant licensed under Iowa Code chapter 148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under Iowa Code chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under Iowa Code chapter 151, or a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or chiropractor licensed to practice in a contiguous state as set forth in Iowa Code section 321L.2(1).
“Nonexpiring removable windshield placard” means a removable windshield placard issued on or before December 31, 2016, to a person with a permanent disability.
“Organization” means an applicant that is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity lawfully doing business in the state of Iowa that has a program for transporting persons with disabilities or elderly persons.
“Permanent disability” means an applicant is a person with a disability as defined in Iowa Code section 321L.1(8) and the disability will continue indefinitely without resolution and is reasonably expected to last the applicant’s lifetime.
“Standard removable windshield placard” means a removable windshield placard issued on or after January 1, 2017, to a person with a permanent disability.
“Statement of disability” means a communication, electronic or otherwise, originating from the applicant’s health care provider, which attests that the applicant is a person with a disability as defined in Iowa Code section 321L.1(8). The statement must state the nature of the applicant’s disability and indicate whether the applicant’s disability is “temporary” or “permanent.” If the disability is temporary, the statement shall state the period of time during which the applicant is expected to be disabled and the period of time for which the permit should be issued, not to exceed six months. The statement must reasonably identify, on or within its contents, that it originated from the applicant’s health care provider.
“Temporary disability” means an applicant is a person with a disability as defined in Iowa Code section 321L.1(8) and the disability is not permanent and is reasonably expected to last for only a limited period of time.
“Temporary removable windshield placard” means a removable windshield placard issued to a person with a temporary disability.
[ARC 3450C, IAB 11/8/17, effective 12/13/17]