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Iowa Code § 135.1 (2026)

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For the purposes of Title IV, subtitle 2, excluding chapter 146, unless otherwise defined:

1. “Director” means the director of health and human services.

2. “Health officer” means the physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or advanced practice registered nurse who is the health officer of the local board of health.

3. “Local board” means the local board of health.

4. “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, podiatry, or optometry under the laws of this state; but a person licensed as a physician and surgeon shall be designated as a “physician” or “surgeon”, a person licensed as an osteopathic physician and surgeon shall be designated as an “osteopathic physician” or “osteopathic surgeon”, a person licensed as a chiropractor shall be designated as a “chiropractor”, a person licensed as a podiatrist shall be designated as a “podiatric physician”, and a person licensed as an optometrist shall be designated as an “optometrist”. A definition or designation contained in this subsection shall not be interpreted to expand the scope of practice of such licensees.

5. “Rules” include regulations and orders.

6. “State department” or “department” means the department of health and human services. [S13, §2583-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2181; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.1] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1101; 88 Acts, ch 1199, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §10; 95 Acts, ch 108, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1036, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1212, §15; 2008 Acts, ch 1058, §14; 2008 Acts, ch 1084, §10; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §30; 2012 Acts, ch 1113, §16; 2020 Acts, ch 1083, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §125; 2024 Acts, ch 1043, §52 Referred to in §10A.533, 135C.1, 144.26, 237A.12, 514.21 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1957–2024 · leading case: Wesselink v. State Dep't of Health, 80 N.W.2d 484 (Iowa 1957).

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Wesselink v. State Dep't of Health, 80 N.W.2d 484 (Iowa 1957). · cites it 14× “They prayed for a “Declaratory Judgment to construe the meaning of the word ‘physician’ as used in section 135.1, subsection *641 5, and section 135.”

IBP, Inc. v. Al-Gharib, 604 N.W.2d 621 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 4× “In refusing to consider Harding’s testimony on the causal connection between Raad’s work injury and his mental condition, the commissioner stated: A psychologist is not a physician [Iowa Code section 135.1(4)], and thus is not qualified to express an opinion causally connecting…”

Steven A. Mueller, Bradley J. Brown, Mark A. Kruse, Kevin D. Miller, & Larry E. Phipps, on Behalf of Themselves & Those Like Situated v. Wellmark, Inc. D/B/A Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa, an Iowa Corp. & Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa Corp., 818 N.W.2d 244 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 135.1 (4) (2007): “ ‘Physician’ means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry or optometry under the laws of this state.”

Ron Myers v. City of Cedar Falls (Iowa 2024). · cites it 2× “19, § 125 (to be codified at Iowa Code § 135.1 (2024)) (changing chapter 135’s governing department from IDPH to HHS).”

— Iowa Code § 135.1(4) — 1 case

IBP, Inc. v. Al-Gharib, 604 N.W.2d 621 (Iowa 2000). “In refusing to consider Harding’s testimony on the causal connection between Raad’s work injury and his mental condition, the commissioner stated: A psychologist is not a physician [Iowa Code section 135.1(4)], and thus is not qualified to express an opinion causally connecting…”

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