Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 650 - Dental Board › Title VI - Professional Regulation › Chapter 35 - Iowa Practitioner Review Committee › Rule 650-35.1 - Iowa Practitioner Review Committee

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code section
				  272C.3(1)
"k, "
the board establishes
				  the Iowa practitioner review committee.
(1)
Definitions.
"Impairment"
means an inability, or
				  significant potential for inability, to practice dentistry, dental hygiene, or
				  dental assisting with reasonable safety and skill as a result of alcohol or
				  drug abuse, dependency, or addiction, or any mental or physical disorder or
				  disability. For the purposes of this program, "impairment" does not include
				  sexual dysfunction, sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity, paraphilia, or other
				  sexual disorder.
"Initial agreement"
means the written
				  document establishing the initial terms for participation in the
				  program.
"Iowa practitioner program contract"
or
"contract"
means the written document executed by a
				  practitioner and the IPRC that establishes the terms for participation in the
				  program.
"IPP "
or
"program "
means
				  the Iowa practitioner program.
"IPRC"
or
"committee"
means
				  the Iowa practitioner review committee.
"Practitioner "
means a licensed dentist or
				  dental hygienist or a registered dental assistant or a person applying for a
				  license or registration.
"Self-report"
means the practitioner
				  providing written or oral notification to the IPRC that the practitioner has
				  been, is or may be diagnosed as having an impairment prior to the board's
				  receiving a complaint or report alleging an impairment prior to the date of
				  self-report. Information related to an impairment or a potential impairment
				  that is provided on a license or registration application or renewal form may
				  be considered a self-report upon the request of the practitioner, authorization
				  from the license committee, and agreement by the IPRC.
(2)
Purpose.
The IPRC
				evaluates, assists, and monitors the recovery, rehabilitation, or maintenance
				of dentists, hygienists, or assistants who self-report impairments. As
				necessary, the committee notifies the board in the event of noncompliance with
				contract provisions. The IPRC is both an advocate for the health of a
				practitioner and a means to protect the health and safety of the public.
				Reports on the activities of the IPRC shall be made to the board on a quarterly
				basis.
(3)
Composition of
				the committee.
The chairperson of the board shall appoint the members
				of the IPRC. Committee members, except the executive director, shall be
				appointed for three-year terms, for a maximum of three terms. The committee
				shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson at the last meeting of each
				calendar year to begin serving a one-year term on January 1. The membership of
				the IPRC may include, but is not limited to:
a. Executive director of the board or the
				director's designee from the board's staff;
b. One practitioner who has remained free of
				addiction for a period of no less than two years following successful
				completion of a board-approved recovery program, a board-ordered probation for
				drug or alcohol dependency, addiction, or abuse, or an IPRC contract;
c. One physician/counselor with expertise in
				substance abuse/addiction treatment programs;
d. One psychiatrist or one psychologist;
				and
e. One public member.