Chapter 49 - Office of Professional Regulation
Iowa Chapter 49 — Office of Professional Regulation is a division of the Iowa Department of Public Health that is responsible for licensing, regulation, and enforcement of certain professions and occupations. It includes the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and Board of Podiatry. These boards oversee and license a range of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, optometrists, and many other healthcare professionals. Iowa Chapter 49 also regulates professions and occupations such as real estate broker/agent, appraiser, engineer, geologist, architect, and surveyor. It also has an administrative office that handles complaints, investigations, and other matters related to the regulation of these professions and occupations.
Iowa Chapter 49 — Office of Professional Regulation is a division of the Iowa Department of Public Health that is responsible for licensing, regulation, and enforcement of certain professions and occupations. It includes the Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and Board of Podiatry. These boards oversee and license a range of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, optometrists, and many other healthcare professionals. Iowa Chapter 49 also regulates professions and occupations such as real estate broker/agent, appraiser, engineer, geologist, architect, and surveyor. It also has an administrative office that handles complaints, investigations, and other matters related to the regulation of these professions and occupations.