Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 653 - Medicine Board › Chapter 1 - Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 653-1.3 - Organization of Board

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board:
(1) Makes
			 policy relative to matters involving medical and acupuncture education,
			 licensure, practice, and discipline.
(2) Conducts business according to
			 board-approved policy.
(3) Elects a
			 chairperson, vice chairperson and a secretary from its membership at the last
			 regular board meeting prior to May 1 or at another date in April scheduled by
			 the board.
(4) A majority of the
			 members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Official action, including
			 filing of formal charges or imposition of discipline, requires a majority vote
			 of members present.
(5) Has the
			 authority to:
a. Administer the statutes and
			 rules relating to the practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine
			 and surgery, the practice of acupuncture by acupuncturists, and the practice of
			 genetic counseling by genetic counselors.
b. Review or investigate, upon receipt of a
			 complaint or upon its own initiation, based upon information or evidence
			 received, alleged violations of statutes or rules which relate to the practice
			 of medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, the practice of
			 acupuncture by licensed acupuncturists, and the practice of genetic counseling
			 by licensed genetic counselors.
c.
			 Determine in any case whether an investigation or a disciplinary action is
			 warranted.
d. Initiate and
			 prosecute disciplinary proceedings.
e. Impose licensee discipline.
f. Request that the attorney general file
			 appropriate court action for enforcement of the board's authority relating to
			 licensees or other persons who are charged with violating statutes or rules the
			 board administers or enforces.
g.
			 Establish and register peer reviewers.
h. Refer to one or more registered peer
			 reviewers for investigation, review, and report to the board any complaint or
			 other evidence of an act or omission which the board has reasonable grounds to
			 believe may constitute cause for licensee discipline. However, the referral of
			 any matter shall not relieve the board of any of its duties and shall not
			 divest the board of any authority or jurisdiction.
i. Determine eligibility for license renewal
			 and administer the renewal of licenses.
j. Establish and administer rules for
			 continuing education and mandatory training requirements as a condition of
			 license renewal.
k. Establish fees
			 for examination, fees for the issuance of licenses and fees for other services
			 provided by the board with the intention of producing sufficient revenue to
			 cover the expenses involved with operation of the board and the board
			 office.
l. Establish committees of
			 the board, the members of which, except for the executive committee, shall be
			 appointed by the board chairperson and shall not constitute a quorum of the
			 board. The board chairperson shall appoint committee chairpersons. Committees
			 of the board may include:
(1) Executive
			 committee. The membership shall be composed of the elected officers of the
			 board and two at-large members appointed by the chairperson. At least one
			 public member shall be appointed to the executive committee. The executive
			 committee duties may include, but are not limited to:
1. Guidance and supervision of the executive
			 director.
2. Budgetary review and
			 recommendations to the board.
3.
			 Review and recommendations to the board on rules and legislative
			 proposals.
4. Study and
			 recommendations to the board on practice issues and policy.
(2) Screening committee. The
			 committee reviews complaints and makes recommendations to the board on
			 appropriate action including further investigation or referral to the board for
			 closure.
(3) Licensure committee.
			 Its duties may include:
1. Recommending
			 appropriate action on completed applications for licensure.
2. Conducting interviews with applicants when
			 appropriate.
3. Reviewing licensure
			 examination matters.
4. Reviewing
			 and recommending to the board appropriate changes in licensure application
			 forms.
5. Reviewing and making
			 recommendations to the board regarding volunteer physician applicants who wish
			 to participate in the state-indemnified volunteer physician program and who are
			 under investigation or who have or have had disciplinary action against a
			 license in the present or in the past.
6. Making recommendations on licensure policy
			 issues.
(4) Monitoring
			 committee. The committee oversees the monitoring of licensees under board
			 orders and makes recommendations to the board on these matters.
m. Establish the Iowa physician
			 health committee as its licensee review committee.
n. Advise the director of the department of
			 public health in evaluating potential candidates for the position of executive
			 director, consult with the director in the hiring of the executive director,
			 and review and advise the director on the performance of the executive director
			 in the discharge of the executive director's duties.
o. Adopt administrative rules and pursue
			 legislation where necessary to conduct the board's business.
p. Establish a pool of up to ten alternate
			 board members to serve on a hearing panel when a sufficient number of board
			 members is unavailable to hear a contested case.