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2017 Iowa Code
Title XII - BUSINESS ENTITIES
Chapter 496C - PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS
Section 496C.4 - Purposes and powers.

Universal Citation: IA Code § 496C.4 (2017)
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1 PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS, §496C.4 496C.4 Purposes and powers. 1. A professional corporation shall be organized only for the purpose of engaging in the practice of one specific profession, or two or more specific professions which could lawfully be practiced in combination by a licensed individual or a partnership of licensed individuals, and for the additional purpose of doing all lawful things which may be incidental to or necessary or convenient in connection with the practice of the profession or professions. The articles of incorporation shall state in substance that the purposes for which the corporation is organized are to engage in the general practice of a specified profession or professions, or one or more specified branches or divisions thereof, and to do all lawful things which may be incidental to or necessary or convenient in connection with the practice of the profession or professions. Each professional corporation, unless otherwise provided in its articles of incorporation or unless expressly prohibited by this chapter, shall have all powers granted to corporations by the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490. 2. a. For purposes of this section, medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, and practice as a physician assistant shall be deemed to be professions which could lawfully be practiced in combination by licensed individuals or a partnership of licensed individuals. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of a physician assistant or modify the requirement in section 148C.4 that a physician assistant perform medical services under the supervision of a licensed physician. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.4] 2001 Acts, ch 24, §64; 2010 Acts, ch 1131, §6 Referred to in §496C.7, §496C.16 Wed Feb 08 04:12:22 2017 Iowa Code 2017, Section 496C.4 (10, 0)
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