{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-135b.23","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 135B.23","heading":"Agreement with doctor.","body":"Each hospital shall arrange for such services and for the direction and supervision of its pathology or radiology department by entering into either an oral or written agreement with a doctor who is a member of or acceptable to the hospital medical staff. Such doctor may or may not be a specialist. The department may be supervised and directed by a qualified member of the staff and specific services may be referred to a specialist, or the specialist may also direct and supervise the department as may be desired. Any contract so entered into shall be in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 135B - LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HOSPITALS","Subchapter II - PATHOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES IN HOSPITALS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/135B.23.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:02Z","sha256":"141179d9ee7ea9605f214121c27c01ad12316dc41efb738a5761abfc0a2ffc99","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-135b.22","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-135b.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}