Iowa legal term
Federally qualified health center in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Federally qualified health center” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Federally qualified health center” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Federally qualified health center” means a facility as defined in 42 U.S.C. §1396d(1)(2)(B) that provides primary care or sexual health services. b. “Medical forensic services” include but are not limited to taking a medical history, performing photographic documentation, performing a physical examination, assessing a patient for evidence collection, collection of evidence using a sexual abuse evidence collection kit, assessing a patient for drug-facilitated or alcohol-facilitated sexual assault, providing an evaluation of and care for sexually transmitted infection and HIV, pregnancy risk ev (Iowa Code § 915.46)
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