Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 645 - PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE DIVISION
Chapter 16 - IMPAIRED PRACTITIONER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Rule 645-16.11 - Confidentiality
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
The committee is subject to the provisions governing confidentiality established in Iowa Code section 272C6.. Accordingly, information in the possession of the board or the committee about licensees in the program shall not be disclosed to the public. Participation in the impaired practitioner program under the auspices of the committee is not a matter of public record. Information about applicants or licensees in the program shall not be disclosed except as provided in this rule.
(1) The impaired practitioner review committee may communicate information about a licensee in the program to licensing authorities and impaired practitioner programs of any jurisdiction of the United States or foreign nations in which the participant is currently licensed to practice or in which the participant may seek licensure.
(2) The impaired practitioner review committee may communicate information about a licensee in the program to any person assisting in the participant's treatment, recovery, rehabilitation, monitoring, or maintenance.
(3) The impaired practitioner review committee may communicate information about a licensee in the program to the licensee's board in the event the participant does not comply with the terms of the contract as specified in rule 16.8(272C) or 16.9(272C).
(4) The impaired practitioner review committee shall maintain a participant's complete IPRC file for the ten-year period after a participant's contract has expired or is terminated. After that period, only the contract shall be retained.
