Iowa Code r. 481-505.3 - Composition of the committee

The division of licensing appoints the members of the committee.

(1) Membership. The committee may be composed of but not limited to members with the following qualifications:

a. A health care professional who has expertise in the area of substance use and addiction treatment.

b. A health care professional who has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions.

c. A psychiatrist who holds a current, active Iowa license as defined in rule 653-9.1 (147,148,150,150A).

d. A licensee who has maintained recovery for a period of no less than two years since successfully completing a recovery program, a board-ordered probation for substance use, or a comparable monitoring program.

e. A licensed physician, physician assistant or advanced registered nurse licensee whose specialty area is family practice, internal medicine, or emergency medicine or who has expertise in substance use disorders, mental health conditions or both.

f. A licensed psychiatric pharmacist.

g. A public member.

h. Non-voting members, which may include the board's executive director, the bureau chief or designee, the bureau chief of monitoring, and, if requested to join the committee for consultation during a participant review, an executive officer or board member under which a participant is regulated.

(2) Officers. At the last meeting of each calendar year, the committee elects co-chairpersons to serve a one-year term beginning January 1.

(3) Terms. Committee members are appointed for a three-year term, for a maximum of three terms. Each term expires on December 31 of the third year of the term. Initial terms are for a period of one to three years as designated by the division to provide continuity to the committee.

Notes

Iowa Code r. 481-505.3

ARC 7753C, IAB 4/3/24, effective 5/8/24; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/10/24

ARC 7753C, IAB 4/3/24, effective 5/8/24; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 7/10/2024