Iowa Admin. Code agency 655, ch. 6 - NURSING PRACTICE FOR REGISTERED NURSES/LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES
- Rule 655-6.1 - Definitions
- Rule 655-6.2 - Standards of nursing practice for registered nurses
- Rule 655-6.3 - Standards of nursing practice for licensed practical nurses
- Rule 655-6.4 - Telehealth
Notes
Chapter rescission date pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.7: 6/4/30
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 152.
[Filed 3/11/81, Notice 12/10/80-published
4/1/81, effective 5/6/81]
[Filed emergency 12/2/81-published 12/23/81, effective 12/2/81]
[Filed 2/17/82, Notice 12/23/81-published
3/17/82, effective 4/21/82]
[Filed 6/17/82, Notice 5/12/82-published 7/7/82, effective 8/11/82]
[Filed 8/13/82, Notices 3/17/82, 6/9/82-published 9/1/82, effective 10/6/82]
[Filed emergency 7/29/83-published 8/17/83, effective 7/29/83]
[Filed 10/21/83, Notice 8/17/83-published 11/9/83, effective 12/14/83]
[Filed 7/26/84, Notice 5/23/84-published
8/15/84, effective 7/1/85]
[Filed 1/22/85, Notice 12/5/84-published 2/13/85, effective 3/20/85]
[Filed without Notice 7/19/85-published 8/14/85, effective 9/18/85]
[Filed 11/27/85, Notice 10/9/85-published 12/18/85, effective 1/22/86]
[Filed 1/30/87, Notice 12/3/86-published 2/25/87, effective 4/1/87]
[Filed emergency 7/29/87-published 8/26/87, effective 7/29/87]
[Filed 4/1/88, Notice 2/24/88-published 4/20/88, effective 5/25/88]
[Filed 9/18/91, Notice 7/24/91-published 10/16/91, effective 11/20/91]
[Filed 12/9/92, Notice 10/14/92-published
1/6/93, effective 2/10/93]
[Filed 3/20/97, Notice 1/1/97-published 4/9/97, effective 5/14/97]
[Filed 9/17/98, Notice 7/15/98-published 10/7/98, effective 11/11/98]
[Filed emergency 6/9/00-published 6/28/00, effective 6/30/00]
[Filed 6/9/00, Notice 4/5/00-published 6/28/00, effective 8/2/00]
[Filed 9/15/00, Notice 6/28/00-published 10/4/00, effective 11/8/00]
[Filed 9/15/00, Notice 7/12/00-published 10/4/00, effective 11/8/00]
[Filed 9/28/01, Notice 6/27/01-published 10/17/01, effective 11/21/01]
[Filed 6/6/03, Notice 4/2/03-published 6/25/03,
effective 7/30/03]
[Filed ARC 9329B (Notice ARC 8930B, IAB 7/14/10), IAB 1/12/11, effective 2/16/11]
[Filed ARC 3801C (Notice ARC 3660C, IAB 2/28/18), IAB 5/9/18, effective 6/13/18]
[Filed ARC 5481C (Notice ARC 5172C, IAB 9/9/20), IAB 2/24/21, effective 3/31/21]
[Filed ARC 6036C (Notice ARC 5778C, IAB 7/14/21), IAB 11/17/21, effective 12/22/21]
[Filed ARC 6316C (Notice ARC 6208C, IAB 2/23/22), IAB 5/18/22, effective 6/22/22]
[Filed ARC 9163C (Notice ARC 8792C, IAB
1/22/25), IAB 4/30/25, effective
Two or more ARCs
Effective date of 5/6/81 delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee [Published IAB 4/29/81].
Effective date of Chapter 6 delayed by the Administrative Rules Review Committee 45 days after convening of the next General Assembly pursuant to ยง 17A.8(9) [Published IAB 8/5/81].
Effective date of 4/21/82 delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee [Published IAB 4/28/82]. Delay lifted by committee on June 9, 1982.
Amendments to 6.3(5), paragraphs "g" and "h," and 6.6 effective 7/1/85, IAB 8/15/84.
Effective date delayed until adjournment of the 1993 General Assembly by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its meeting held February 8, 1993; subrule 6.4(2) nullified by 1993 Iowa Acts, HJR 17, effective April 23, 1993.
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- Rule 655-6.1 - Definitions
- Rule 655-6.2 - Standards of nursing practice for registered nurses
- Rule 655-6.3 - Standards of nursing practice for licensed practical nurses
- Rule 655-6.4 - Telehealth
- Rule 655-6.5 - Additional acts which may be performed by licensed practical nurses
- Rule 655-6.6 - Specific nursing practice for licensed practical nurses
- Rule 655-6.7 - Specific nursing practice for registered nurses