Iowa Code 135A.2 – Definitions
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1. “Academic institution” means an institution of higher education in the state which grants degrees in public health or another health-related field and is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency as determined by the United States secretary of education. For purposes of this definition, “accredited” means a certification of the quality of an institution of higher education.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 135A.2
- accredited: means a certification of the quality of an institution of higher education. See Iowa Code 135A.2
- Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 135A.2
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. “Department” means the department of health and human services.
3. “Designated local public health agency” means an entity that is either governed by or contractually responsible to a local board of health and designated by the local board.
4. “Governmental public health system” means local boards of health, the council on health and human services, designated local public health agencies, the state hygienic laboratory, and the department.
5. “Local board of health” means the same as defined in section 137.102.
6. “Organizational capacity” means the governmental public health infrastructure that must be in place in order to deliver public health services.
7. “Public health system” means all public, private, and voluntary entities that contribute to the delivery of public health services within a jurisdiction.