Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 653 - Medicine Board › Chapter 1 - Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 653-1.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions shall be applicable to the rules of
				the board of medicine:
"Acupuncture"
shall mean a form of health care
				developed from traditional and modern oriental medical concepts that employs
				oriental medical diagnosis and treatment, and adjunctive therapies and
				diagnostic techniques, for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of
				health and the prevention of disease.
"Acupuncturist"
shall mean a person licensed
				to practice acupuncture in this state.
"Alternate member"
shall mean a person who is
				qualified under Iowa Code section
				148.2A
				to substitute for a board member who is disqualified or becomes unavailable for
				any other reason for a contested case hearing. An alternate board member is
				deemed a member of the board only for the hearing panel(s) for which the
				alternate board member serves.
"Board"
shall mean the board of medicine of
				the state of Iowa.
"Department"
shall mean the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Director "
shall mean the director of the
				department.
"Disciplinary proceeding"
shall mean any
				proceeding under the authority of the board pursuant to which licensee
				discipline may be imposed.
"License"
shall mean a certificate issued to a
				person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and
				surgery, or acupuncture under the laws of the state of Iowa.
"Licensee "
shall mean a person licensed to
				practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or acupuncture
				under the laws of the state of Iowa.
"Licensee discipline"
or
"discipline"
shall mean any sanction the board may impose
				upon its licensees for conduct which threatens or denies citizens of this state
				a high standard of professional care.
"Malpractice "
shall mean any error or
				omission, unreasonable lack of skill, or failure to maintain a reasonable
				standard of care by a physician in the practice of the physician's
				profession.
"Medical practice Acts "
shall refer to Iowa
				Code chapters 147 and 148.
"Order "
shall mean a requirement, procedure
				or standard of specific or limited application adopted by the board relating to
				any matter the board is authorized to act upon, including the professional
				conduct of licensees and the examination for licensure and licensure of any
				person under the laws of this state.
"Peer review "
shall mean evaluation of
				professional services rendered by a professional practitioner.
"Peer reviewer(s) "
shall mean one or more
				persons acting in a peer review capacity who have been appointed by the board
				for such purpose.
"Physician "
shall mean a person licensed to
				practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under the
				laws of this state.
"Practice of acupuncture"
means the insertion
				of acupuncture needles and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of
				the human body based upon oriental medical diagnosis as a primary mode of
				therapy. Adjunctive therapies within the scope of acupuncture may include
				manual, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and electromagnetic treatment, and the
				recommendation of dietary guidelines and therapeutic exercise based on
				traditional oriental medical concepts.
"The practice of medicine and surgery"
shall
				mean holding one's self out as being able to diagnose, treat, operate or
				prescribe for any human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental
				condition and who shall either offer or undertake, by any means or methods, to
				diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any human disease, pain, injury,
				deformity or physical or mental condition. This rule shall not apply to
				licensed podiatrists, chiropractors, physical therapists, nurses, dentists,
				optometrists, acupuncturists, pharmacists, and other licensed health
				professionals who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective
				professions.
"Prescription drugs "
means drugs, medicine
				and controlled substances which by law can only be prescribed for human use by
				persons authorized by law.
"Profession "
shall mean medicine and surgery,
				osteopathic medicine and surgery, or acupuncture.
"Respondent"
shall mean a licensee charged by
				the board in a complaint and statement of charges with violations of statutes
				or rules relating to the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine
				and surgery, or acupuncuture.
"Rule"
shall mean a regulation, requirement,
				procedure, or standard of general application prescribed by the board relating
				to either the administration or enforcement of Iowa Code chapters 147, 148, and
				148E.