Section 641.7.1. Definitions.

“Admitting official”   means the superintendent of schools or the superintendent’s designated representative if a public school; if a nonpublic school or licensed child care center, the governing official of the school or child care center.

“Advanced registered nurse practitioner”    or   “ARNP”    means an advanced registered nurse practitioner as defined in 655—7.1(152).

“Applicant”   means any person seeking enrollment in a licensed child care center or elementary or secondary school.

“Certified medical assistant”   means a person who is certified to practice as a certified medical assistant following completion of a postsecondary medical assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools and successful completion of the certification examination and who is directed by a supervising physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.

“Competent private instruction”   means private instruction as defined by the department of education pursuant to Iowa Code section 299A.1.

“Department”   means the Iowa department of public health.

“Electronic signature”   means a confidential personalized digital key, code, or number that is used for secure electronic data transmission and that identifies and authenticates the signatory.

“Elementary school”   means kindergarten if provided, and grades one through eight or grades one through six when grades seven and eight are included in a secondary school.

“Enrolled user”   means a user of the registry who has completed an enrollment form that specifies the conditions under which the registry can be accessed and who has been issued an identification code and password by the department.

“Health screening”   means a vision screen, dental screen, or refugee health screen.

“Immunization registry”    or   “registry”    means the database and file server maintained by the department as well as the software application that allows enrolled users to exchange immunization or health screening records.

“Institution of higher education”   means a postsecondary school.

“Licensed child care center”   means a facility or program licensed by the Iowa department of human services to provide child care for seven or more children or a prekindergarten or preschool, regardless of the source of funding, operated by a local school district, an accredited nonpublic school, an area education agency, or a college or university.

“Nurse”   means a person licensed to practice as a nurse pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 152.

“On-campus residence hall or dormitory”   means campus housing for students that is owned or leased by the institution of higher education and located on a recognized campus site.

“Pharmacist”   means a person licensed to practice pharmacy pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 155A.

“Physician”   means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 148.

“Physician assistant”   means a person licensed to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 148C.

“Postsecondary school”   means a postsecondary institution under the control of the state board of regents, a community college established under Iowa Code chapter 260C, or an accredited private institution as defined in Iowa Code section 261.9, subsection 1.

“Postsecondary student”   means a person who has officially registered with a postsecondary school, as determined by the school, and who physically attends class on the school’s campus. For purposes of these rules, “postsecondary student” does not include a person who is exclusively registered in a correspondence course or continuing education class or who attends class exclusively by means of the Internet or the Iowa communications network or through other means which do not require the person’s physical presence on the school’s campus.

“Provisional enrollment”   means enrollment for a period of time not to exceed the limit specified in subrule 7.7(2) to allow the applicant to meet the requirements of these rules. A provisionally enrolled applicant is entitled access to all the benefits, activities, and opportunities of the school or licensed child care center. Provisional enrollment shall not deny the school funding for the applicant.

“Screening provider”   means an ophthalmologist, optometrist, pediatrician, physician, free clinic, child care center, local public health department, public or accredited nonpublic school, community-based organization, advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), physician assistant, dentist or dental hygienist.

“Secondary school”   means (a) a junior high school comprising grades 7, 8 and 9, and a senior high school; (b) a combined junior-senior high school comprising grades 7 through 12; (c) a junior high school comprising grades 7 and 8 and a high school comprising grades 9 through 12; (d) a high school comprising grades 9 through 12.

“Signature”   means an original signature or the authorized use of a stamped signature or electronic signature.

“Student”   means an individual who is enrolled in a licensed child care center, elementary school or secondary school.

[ ARC 0481C , IAB 12/12/12, effective 1/16/13;    ARC 1477C , IAB 6/11/14, effective 7/16/14;    ARC 2390C , IAB 2/3/16, effective 3/9/16;    ARC 2836C , IAB 12/7/16, effective 1/11/17]