Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 154C - Social Work

• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Board: means the board of social work established in chapter 147. See Iowa Code 154C.1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
• Licensee: means a person licensed to practice social work. See Iowa Code 154C.1
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
• Practice of social work: means the professional activity of licensees which is directed at enhancing or restoring people's capacity for social functioning, whether impaired by environmental, emotional, or physical factors, with particular attention to the person-in-situation configuration. See Iowa Code 154C.1
• Private practice: means social work practice conducted only by an independent social worker who is either self-employed or a member of a partnership or of a group practice providing diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders or conditions. See Iowa Code 154C.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• 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
• Supervision: means the direction of social work practice in face-to-face sessions. See Iowa Code 154C.1
• Testify: Answer questions in court.