§ 155.1 Definitions
§ 155.3 Qualifications for licensure
§ 155.4 Licensing function
§ 155.5 License fees
§ 155.8 Exclusive jurisdiction of board
§ 155.9 Duties of the board — rules for provisional licenses
§ 155.10 Continuing education
§ 155.11 Reciprocity with other states
§ 155.12 Conflict with federal law — effect
§ 155.13 Misdemeanor
§ 155.14 Applications
§ 155.19 Voluntary surrender

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 155 - Nursing Home Administration

  • Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
  • Intellectual disability: means a diagnosis of intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorder, global developmental delay, or unspecified intellectual disability or intellectual developmental disorder which diagnosis shall be made only when the onset of the person's condition was during the developmental period and based on an assessment of the person's intellectual functioning and level of adaptive skills. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • persons with mental illness: include persons with psychosis, persons who are severely depressed, and persons with any type of mental disease or mental disorder, except that mental illness does not refer to intellectual disability, or to insanity, diminished responsibility, or mental incompetency as defined and used in the Iowa criminal code or in the rules of criminal procedure, Iowa court rules. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1