Iowa legal term
Proactive notification in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Proactive notification” 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 “Proactive notification” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Proactive notification” means a notification by the board, generated based on factors determined by the board and issued to a specific prescribing practitioner or pharmacist, indicating that a patient may be practitioner shopping or pharmacy shopping or at risk of abusing or misusing a controlled substance. 4. “Program” means the information program for drug prescribing and dispensing. (Iowa Code § 124.550)
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