For the purposes of this division, the following definitions
apply:
"Accredited nonpublic school" means any
school, other than a public school, that is accredited pursuant to Iowa Code
section
256.11
for any and all levels for grades 1 through 12.
"Area education agency" or
"AEA" means an area education agency established pursuant to
Iowa Code chapter 273.
"Behavioral health screening" or
"screening" means a screening and assessment performed using a
universal behavioral health screening and assessment tool, approved for use by
the department of education in consultation with the department of public
health and the department of human services, to identify factors that place
children at higher risk for behavioral health conditions, to determine
appropriate treatment or intervention, and to identify the need for referral
for appropriate services.
"Behavioral health services" means services
provided by a health care professional operating within the scope of the health
care professional's practice which address mental, emotional, medical, or
behavioral conditions, illnesses, diseases, or problems.
"Educational service agency" means a
governmental agency or government entity which is established and operated
exclusively for the purpose of providing educational services to one or more
educational institutions.
"Health care professional" means a physician
or other health care practitioner licensed, accredited, registered, or
certified to perform specified health care services consistent with state
law.
"In-person encounter" means that the mental
health professional and the student are in the physical presence of each other
and are in the same physical location during the provision of behavioral health
services.
"Mental health professional" means the same
as defined in Iowa Code section
228.1.
"Patient" means a student receiving a
behavioral health screening or other behavioral health services in accordance
with this chapter.
"Primary care provider" means the personal
provider trained to provide the first contact and continuous and comprehensive
care to a patient and includes but is not limited to any of the following
licensed or certified health care professionals who provide primary care: a
physician who is a family or general practitioner or a pediatrician, an
advanced registered nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant.
"Provider-patient relationship" means the
relationship between the patient and the mental health professional that meets
the requirements for commencement and establishment of a valid provider-patient
relationship.
"Public school" means any school directly
supported in whole or in part by taxation.
"School" means any of the following: an
accredited nonpublic school, an area education agency, or a public
school.
"School district" means a school district
described in Iowa Code chapter 274.
"Student" means a person enrolled in and
attending an accredited nonpublic school or a public school in grades 1 through
12.
"Telehealth" means the same as defined in
Iowa Code section
514C.34:
the delivery of health care services through the use of interactive audio and
video. Telehealth does not include the delivery of health care services through
an audio-only telephone, electronic mail message, or facsimile
transmission.
