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Iowa Code § 147.1 (2026)

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For the purpose of this subtitle:

1. “Board” means one of the boards enumerated in section 147.13 or any other board established in this subtitle whose members are appointed by the governor to license applicants and impose licensee discipline as authorized by law.

2. “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

3. “Licensed” or “certified”, when applied to a physician and surgeon, podiatric physician, osteopathic physician and surgeon, genetic counselor, physician assistant, psychologist, chiropractor, nurse, dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, optometrist, speech pathologist, audiologist, pharmacist, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, orthotist, prosthetist, pedorthist, respiratory care practitioner, practitioner of cosmetology arts and sciences, practitioner of barbering, funeral director, dietitian, behavior analyst, assistant behavior analyst, marital and family therapist, mental health counselor, midwife, respiratory care and polysomnography practitioner, polysomnographic technologist, social worker, massage therapist, athletic trainer, acupuncturist, nursing home administrator, hearing aid specialist, or sign language interpreter or transliterator means a person licensed under this subtitle.

4. “Peer review” means evaluation of professional services rendered by a person licensed to practice a profession.

5. “Peer review committee” means one or more persons acting in a peer review capacity who also serve as an officer, director, trustee, agent, or member of any of the following:

a. A state or local professional society of a profession for which there is peer review.

b. Any organization approved to conduct peer review by a society as designated in paragraph “a” of this subsection.

c. The medical staff of any licensed hospital.

d. A board enumerated in section 147.13 or any other board established in this subtitle which is appointed by the governor to license applicants and impose licensee discipline as authorized by law.

e. The board of trustees of a licensed hospital when performing a function relating to the reporting required by section 147.135, subsection 3.

f. A health care entity, including but not limited to a group medical practice, that provides health care services and follows a formal peer review process for the purpose of furthering quality health care.

g. A statewide nonprofit organization that is an organ procurement organization, as “organ procurement organization” is defined in section 142C.2.

6. “Profession” means medicine and surgery, podiatry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, genetic counseling, practice as a physician assistant, psychology, chiropractic, nursing, dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, optometry, speech pathology, audiology, pharmacy, physical therapy, physical therapist assisting, occupational therapy, occupational therapy assisting, respiratory care, cosmetology arts and sciences, barbering, mortuary science, applied behavior analysis, marital and family therapy, mental health counseling, midwifery, polysomnography, social work, dietetics, massage therapy, athletic training, acupuncture, nursing home administration, practice as a hearing aid specialist, sign language interpreting or transliterating, orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2438; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.1] 84 Acts, ch 1075, §6; 85 Acts, ch 168, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1211, §13; 87 Acts, ch 91, §6; 88 Acts, ch 1225, §2; 89 Acts, ch 89, §4, 5; 91 Acts, ch 229, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1205, §13; 94 Acts, ch 1132, §10; 95 Acts, ch 41, §8; 95 Acts, ch 108, §3; 96 Acts, ch 1036, §3, 4; 96 Acts, ch 1109, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1219, §20; 98 Acts, ch 1053, §2, 3; 2000 Acts, ch 1053, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §419, 420, 433; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §26, 27; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1101, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §60; 2015 Acts, ch 57, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 70, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1052, §1, 12; 2018 Acts, ch 1106, §2, 14; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1623; 2023 Acts, ch 127, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 99, §1 Referred to in §148F.4 Subsection 5, NEW paragraph g\n\nTue Dec 09 22:26:18 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 147 (85, 1) §147.2, GENERAL PROVISIONS, HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS 4\n\n LICENSES \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: Carolan v. Hill, 553 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 1996).

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Carolan v. Hill, 553 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 1996). · cites it 3× “Peer review records are defined as “all complaint files, investigation files, reports, and other investigative information relating to licensee discipline or professional competence in the possession of a peer review committee or an employee of a peer review committee.”

Dennis L. Cawthorn v. Catholic Health Initiatives Iowa Corp. D/B/A Mercy Hosp. Med. Ctr., a Corp., 806 N.W.2d 282 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 147.1(4) (defining “peer review” to mean “evaluation of professional services rendered by a person licensed to practice a profession”).”

Day v. The Finley Hosp., 769 N.W.2d 898 (Iowa Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “The board concluded that “if the more proximal tibia is being used for treatment of foot or ankle condition,” this is within podiatric practice.”

Cedar Mem'l Park Cemetery Ass'n v. Pers. Assocs. Inc., 178 N.W.2d 343 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff’s argument that funeral directing and embalming cannot be considered a profession for the regulatory purposes of chapter 147, Code, must fail in view of the definition contained in section 147.1 as follows: “For the purpose of this and the following chapters of this…”

Holland v. Muscatine Gen. Hosp., 971 F. Supp. 385 (S.D. Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 147.1 (8). “Licensee discipline” is defined in Chapter 272C as “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.”

Carr v. Howard, 426 Mass. 514 (Mass. 1998). “1992) (holding that in camera review was not appropriate where hospital’s affidavits showed a “process and structure” through which incident reports were submitted to peer review committee, and noting that Indiana peer review statute provides explicitly that “all communications…”

Charlene Jorgensen & Michael Jorgensen v. Adam B. Smith, Adam Smith, M.D., P.C., & Tri-State Specialists, L.L.P. (Iowa 2024). · cites it 2× “” See Iowa Code § 147.1 . As a result, “occupation” must be given its ordinary meaning.”

— Iowa Code § 147.1(4) — 1 case

Dennis L. Cawthorn v. Catholic Health Initiatives Iowa Corp. D/B/A Mercy Hosp. Med. Ctr., a Corp., 806 N.W.2d 282 (Iowa 2011). “§ 147.1(4) (defining “peer review” to mean “evaluation of professional services rendered by a person licensed to practice a profession”).”

— Iowa Code § 147.1(8) — 1 case

Carolan v. Hill, 553 N.W.2d 882 (Iowa 1996). “Peer review records are defined as “all complaint files, investigation files, reports, and other investigative information relating to licensee discipline or professional competence in the possession of a peer review committee or an employee of a peer review committee.”

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