IA · rules
Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.515
Physical and mental examination of persons
When the mental or physical condition
(including the blood group) of a party, or of a person in the custody or under the legal control of a party,
is in controversy, the court in which the action is pending may order the party to submit to a physical
or mental examination by a health care practitioner or to produce for examination the person in the
party’s custody or legal control. The order may be made only on motion for good cause shown and
upon notice to the person to be examined and to all parties and shall specify the time, place, manner,
conditions, and scope of the examination and the person or persons by whom it is to be made.
COMMENT: Rule 1.515 expands the category of those who can conduct a court-ordered physical or mental examination from
only physicians to all health care practitioners.
History
[Report 1943; amendment 1957; amendment 1973; October 31, 1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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