A licensee’s license to practice a profession shall be revoked or suspended, or the licensee
otherwise disciplined by the board for that profession, when the licensee is guilty of any of
the following acts or offenses:
1. Fraud in procuring a license.
2. Professional incompetence.
3. Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the
practice of a profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental
to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.
4. Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.
5. Fraud in representations as to skill or ability.
6. Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.
7. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this chapter, chapter 272C, or a
board’s enabling statute.
8. Sexual abuse in the fourth degree in violation of section 709.4A.
9. Fraud in assisted reproduction in violation of section 714I.3.
10. Other acts or offenses as specified by board rule.
1. [C97, §2578; S13, §2575-a33, -a41, 2578, 2583-c, 2600-o5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.55(1)]
2. [C97, §2578; S13, §2578, 2583-c, -m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,
71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.55(2)]
3. [C97, §2578; S13, §2575-a33, -a41, 2578, 2583-m, 2600-o5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.55(3)]
4. [C97, §2578; S13, §2575-a41, 2578, 2583-c, -m, 2600-o5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492; C46,
50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.55(4)]
5. [C97, §2578; S13, §2578, 2583-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.55(6)]
6. [C97, §2578; S13, §2578, 2583-c, 2600-o5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.55(7)]
7. [C97, §2596; S13, §2575-a33, -a41; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, §147.55(9); C79, 81, §147.55(8)]
2008 Acts, ch 1088, §28; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §48; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §12, 31; 2022 Acts, ch
1123, §5
Referred to in §148.6, 148.7, 148A.7, 148E.8, 148H.7, 152.10, 152D.6, 153.36, 155.4, 155A.12, 156.9, 272C.3, 272C.4
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
20
cases (
5 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case:
Burns v. Bd. of Nursing, 495 N.W.2d 698 (Iowa 1993).
Burns v. Bd. of Nursing, 495 N.W.2d 698 (Iowa 1993).
· cites it 6× “The Iowa board of nursing found Joann Burns, a registered nurse, habitually intoxicated, in violation of Iowa Code section 147.55(4) (1991). As a result the board placed Burns' nursing license on probation for three years and ordered her to comply with various conditions during…”
Burns v. Bd. of Nursing of Iowa, 528 N.W.2d 602 (Iowa 1995).
· cites it 10× “The board found the nurse habitually intoxicated, in violation of Iowa Code section 147.55(4) (1989), and placed her license on probation for three years.”
Moore v. Vanderloo, 386 N.W.2d 108 (Iowa 1986).
· cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 147.55 . Therefore, if any type of an express warranty is made regarding the competency of a chiropractor, it is given by the state, not Palmer.”
Eaves v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 467 N.W.2d 234 (Iowa 1991).
· cites it 4× “That panel found that Eaves violated Iowa Code sections 147.55(3) and 148.6(l)(g) and 470 Iowa Administrative Code 135.”
Fisher v. Iowa Bd. of Optometry Examiners, 510 N.W.2d 873 (Iowa 1994).
· cites it 6× “-112(l)(c) implements and incorporates the language of Iowa Code § 147.55 (3). The statute provides: A license to practice a profession shall be revoked or suspended when the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses: [[Image here]] 3.”
Cedar Mem'l Park Cemetery Ass'n v. Pers. Assocs. Inc., 178 N.W.2d 343 (Iowa 1970).
· cites it 4× “56 (1) which provides in material part as follows: “For the purposes of section 147.55 [providing the grounds upon which a license of a funeral director and embalmer may be revoked] ‘unprofessional conduct’ shall consist of any one of the following acts: “1.”
Rosen v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 539 N.W.2d 345 (Iowa 1995).
· cites it 4× “” Iowa Code section 147.55 plainly authorizes the board to revoke or deny any medical license procured by fraud.”
Glowacki v. State of Iowa Bd. of Med. Examiners, 516 N.W.2d 881 (Iowa 1994).
· cites it 4× “" The board further found that these acts by Glowacki *884 were willful and repeated and as such were subject to discipline under Iowa Code section 147.55(8) (1985), section 148.6(1)(i) (1985), and 470 Iowa Administrative Code r.”
Sahu v. Iowa Bd. of Med. Examiners, 537 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 1995).
· cites it 2× “Sahu was charged with knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the profession, a violation of Iowa Code sections 147.55(3) and 148.6(l)(a) (1989); with willful or repeated violations of the statutes or rules or regulations,…”
Paulson v. Bd. of Med. Exam. of Iowa, 592 N.W.2d 677 (Iowa 1999).
· cites it 4× “The Board of Medical Examiners’ jurisdiction is set by Iowa Code section 147.55. Subsections 3 and 4 state: 147.”
Dawn Marie Leach v. Iowa Bd. of Nursing (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 8× “6(4)(h) further defines behavior that “constitutes unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public” and includes, “Violating the confidentiality or privacy rights of the patient or client.”
— Iowa Code § 147.55(1) — 2 cases
Rosen v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 539 N.W.2d 345 (Iowa 1995).
“” Iowa Code section 147.55 plainly authorizes the board to revoke or deny any medical license procured by fraud.”
— Iowa Code § 147.55(2) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 147.55(3) — 9 cases
Eaves v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 467 N.W.2d 234 (Iowa 1991).
“That panel found that Eaves violated Iowa Code sections 147.55(3) and 148.6(l)(g) and 470 Iowa Administrative Code 135.”
Fisher v. Iowa Bd. of Optometry Examiners, 510 N.W.2d 873 (Iowa 1994).
“-112(l)(c) implements and incorporates the language of Iowa Code § 147.55 (3). The statute provides: A license to practice a profession shall be revoked or suspended when the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses: [[Image here]] 3.”
Sahu v. Iowa Bd. of Med. Examiners, 537 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 1995).
“Sahu was charged with knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the profession, a violation of Iowa Code sections 147.55(3) and 148.6(l)(a) (1989); with willful or repeated violations of the statutes or rules or regulations,…”
Dawn Marie Leach v. Iowa Bd. of Nursing (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).
“6(4)(h) further defines behavior that “constitutes unethical conduct or practice harmful or detrimental to the public” and includes, “Violating the confidentiality or privacy rights of the patient or client.”
— Iowa Code § 147.55(4) — 2 cases
Burns v. Bd. of Nursing, 495 N.W.2d 698 (Iowa 1993).
“The Iowa board of nursing found Joann Burns, a registered nurse, habitually intoxicated, in violation of Iowa Code section 147.55(4) (1991). As a result the board placed Burns' nursing license on probation for three years and ordered her to comply with various conditions during…”
Burns v. Bd. of Nursing of Iowa, 528 N.W.2d 602 (Iowa 1995).
“The board found the nurse habitually intoxicated, in violation of Iowa Code section 147.55(4) (1989), and placed her license on probation for three years.”
— Iowa Code § 147.55(8) — 3 cases
Glowacki v. State of Iowa Bd. of Med. Examiners, 516 N.W.2d 881 (Iowa 1994).
“" The board further found that these acts by Glowacki *884 were willful and repeated and as such were subject to discipline under Iowa Code section 147.55(8) (1985), section 148.6(1)(i) (1985), and 470 Iowa Administrative Code r.”
Eaves v. Bd. of Med. Examiners, 467 N.W.2d 234 (Iowa 1991).
“That panel found that Eaves violated Iowa Code sections 147.55(3) and 148.6(l)(g) and 470 Iowa Administrative Code 135.”
Sahu v. Iowa Bd. of Med. Examiners, 537 N.W.2d 674 (Iowa 1995).
“Sahu was charged with knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the profession, a violation of Iowa Code sections 147.55(3) and 148.6(l)(a) (1989); with willful or repeated violations of the statutes or rules or regulations,…”
— Iowa Code § 147.55(9) — 1 case
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