Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 89 - Decision-making Assistance Program and Parental Notification of Intent to Terminate a Pregnancy Through Abortion
Rule 641-89.3 - Definitions

The following definitions shall apply throughout the chapter.

"Abortion " means an abortion as defined in Iowa Code chapter 146.

"Adult" means a person 18 years of age or older.

"Certification form " means the form included in the written decision-making materials developed by the department.

"Court" means juvenile court.

"Department" means the Iowa department of public health.

"Grandparent" means the parent of an individual who is the parent of the pregnant minor

"Licensed physician " means a physician as licensed by the Iowa board of medical examiners, Iowa Code chapters 148, 150, and 150A.

"Medical emergency " means a condition which, based upon a physician's judgment, necessitates an abortion to avert the pregnant minor's death, or for which a delay will create a risk of serious impairment of a major bodily function.

"Minor " means a person under 18 years of age who has not been and is not married.

"Parent" means a parent or a legal guardian or custodian of a pregnant minor

"Video" means the video developed by the Iowa department of public health which provides information regarding the various options available to a pregnant minor with regard to the pregnancy, including a decision to continue the pregnancy to term and retain parental rights following the child's birth, a decision to continue the pregnancy to term and place the child for adoption following the child's birth, and a decision to terminate the pregnancy through abortion.

"Written decision-making materials" means the materials developed by the Iowa department of public health which provide information regarding the various options available to a pregnant minor with regard to the pregnancy as outlined in the definition of video.