1. Each licensed board member shall be actively engaged in the practice or the instruction of the board member’s profession and shall have been so engaged for a period of five years just preceding the board member’s appointment, the last two of which shall be in this state.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 147.16

  • Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. However, each licensed physician assistant member of the board of physician assistants shall be actively engaged in practice as a physician assistant and shall have been so engaged for a period of three years just preceding the member’s appointment, the last year of which shall be in this state.