Iowa § 147.162 - 147.162 Rules and directives relating to opioids.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 147.162 — 147.162 Rules and directives relating to opioids., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 147.162. 147.162 Rules and directives relating to opioids.
1. Any board created under this chapter that licenses a prescribing practitioner shall adopt rules under chapter 17A establishing penalties for prescribing practitioners that prescribe opioids in dosage amounts exceeding what would be prescribed by a reasonably prudent prescribing practitioner engaged in the same practice. 2. For the purposes of this section, “prescribing practitioner” means a licensed health care professional with the authority to prescribe prescription drugs including opioids. 2018 Acts, ch 1138, §21 Wed Dec 10 22:59:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 147.162 (8, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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