Iowa Code § 144E.6: Provider recourse.

1. To the extent consistent with state law, the board of medicine created under chapter 147 shall not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a physician’s license based solely on the physician’s recommendations to an eligible patient regarding access to or treatment with an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or an individualized investigational treatment.

2. To the extent consistent with federal law, an entity responsible for Medicare certification shall not take action against a physician’s Medicare certification based solely on the physician’s recommendation that a patient have access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or an individualized investigational treatment.