148.11A Administrative medicine license.
1. As used in this section:
a. “Administrative medicine” means administration or management utilizing the medical and clinical knowledge, skill, and judgment of a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery and capable of affecting the health and safety of the public or any person.
b. “Administrative medicine license” means a license issued by the board pursuant to this section.
2. An application for an administrative medicine license shall be made to the board. An applicant for an administrative medicine license shall meet all of the requirements established in section 148.3 and any additional requirements established by the board by rule. The board shall also adopt rules governing the initial issuance and renewal of administrative medicine licenses and establishing fees therefor. All license and renewal fees shall be paid to the board.
3. a. A physician with an administrative medicine license may do any of the following:
(1) Advise public or private organizations on health care matters.
(2) Authorize or deny payments for care.
(3) Organize or direct research programs.
(4) Review care provided for quality.
(5) Perform other similar duties that do not require direct patient care.
b. An administrative medicine license does not convey the authority to do any of the following, unless the person is otherwise licensed to perform such duties:
(1) Practice clinical medicine.
(2) Examine, care for, or treat patients.
(3) Prescribe medications including controlled substances.
(4) Delegate medical acts or prescriptive authority to others.
4. A person issued an administrative medicine license is subject to the same laws and rules governing the practice of medicine as a person issued a license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under this chapter unless otherwise provided by the board by rule.
2015 Acts, ch 41, §2
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 148 - MEDICINE AND SURGERY AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Section 148.1 - Persons engaged in practice.
Section 148.2 - Persons not engaged in practice.
Section 148.2A - Board of medicine — alternate members.
Section 148.2B - Executive director.
Section 148.3 - License to practice.
Section 148.4 - Certificates of national board.
Section 148.5 - Resident physician license.
Section 148.6 - Licensee discipline — criminal penalty.
Section 148.7 - Procedure for licensee discipline.
Section 148.8 - Voluntary surrender of license.
Section 148.8A - Relinquishment of a license — failure to renew or reinstate.
Section 148.9 - Reinstatement.
Section 148.10 - Temporary license.
Section 148.11A - Administrative medicine license.
Section 148.12 - Voluntary agreements.
Section 148.13A - Board authority over physicians supervising certain psychologists.
Section 148.13B - Requirements for prescription certificates for psychologists — joint rules.