2020 Iowa Code
Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 148F - ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS
Section 148F.3 - Duties of the board.

148F.3 Duties of the board.

The board shall administer this chapter. The board’s duties shall include but are not limited to the following:

1. Adoption of rules to administer and interpret this chapter, chapter 147, and chapter 272C with respect to the education and licensing of orthotists, prosthetists, and pedorthists.

2. Adoption of rules to establish accepted standards of orthotic and prosthetic scope of practice, including the classification of devices and supervision of nonlicensed caregivers. Any changes to the nationally accepted standards by the American board for certification in orthotics, prosthetics and pedorthics which impact scope of practice may be approved by the board along with the adoption of rules as required in this section.

3. Adoption of rules relating to professional conduct and licensing and the establishment of ethical and professional standards of practice.

4. Acting on matters concerning licensure and the process of applying for, granting, suspending, imposing supervisory or probationary conditions upon, reinstating, revoking, or renewing a license.

5. Establishing and collecting licensure fees as provided in section 147.80.

6. Developing continuing education requirements as a condition of license renewal.

7. Evaluating requirements for licensure in other states to determine if reciprocity may be granted.

8. Adoption of rules providing temporary licensing for persons providing orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic care in this state prior to the effective date of this Act. A temporary license is good for no more than one year.

2012 Acts, ch 1101, §15