Iowa Code § 148C.9
Eye examination restricted
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2012
A physician assistant shall not be permitted to prescribe lenses, prisms, or contact lenses for the aid, relief, or correction of human vision. A physician assistant shall not be permitted to measure the visual power and visual efficiency of the human eye, as distinguished from routine visual screening, except in the personal presence of a supervising physician at the place where such services are rendered.
A physician assistant engaged in independent practice shall not be permitted to measure the visual power and visual efficiency of the human eye, as distinguished from routine visual screening, except in the personal presence of a supervising physician at the place where such services are rendered.
88 Acts, ch 1225, §23
88 Acts, ch 1225, §23; 2023 Acts, ch 73, §16
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