What must a med spa in Iowa report to the board?
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Short answer
Each licensee, active or inactive, must file a copy of any adverse malpractice judgment or settlement with the board within 30 days, or face discipline; staff education and training must be verified to the board in writing within 14 days of a board request.
Each licensee, including inactive licensees, will report to the board and provide a copy of every adverse judgment and settlement of a claim against the licensee in a malpractice action within 30 days from the date of said judgment or settlement.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 481—660.1 (Mandatory reporting — judgments or settlements) · verified Sep 4, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Iowa rules
Iowa licenses the exact arrangement a med spa uses to hold compounded semaglutide, and names it. Any compounding facility that is registered as an outsourcing facility, as defined in 21 U.S.C. §353b, that distributes sterile compounded human drug products without a patient-specific prescription to an authorized agent or practitioner in this state shall obtain an outsourcing facility license from the board prior to engaging in such distribution. Buying compounded semaglutide as office stock — that is, without a prescription naming the patient — is distribution the supplier must hold an Iowa outsourcing facility license to make.
Iowa Code § 155A.13C(1) (office stock without a patient-specific prescription is a LICENSED activity) · verified Sep 6, 2026
The other route carries a different license, not none. If an outsourcing facility dispenses prescription drugs pursuant to patient-specific prescriptions to patients in Iowa, the outsourcing facility shall obtain and maintain a valid Iowa pharmacy license or Iowa nonresident pharmacy license under this chapter.
Iowa Code § 155A.13C(1) (…and patient-specific dispensing needs a pharmacy license instead) · verified Sep 6, 2026
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