CHAPTER 224
DISCIPLINE FOR PODIATRISTS, ORTHOTISTS, PROSTHETISTS, AND PEDORTHISTS
[Prior to 2/6/02, see 645—Chapter 220]
645—224.1(148F,149,272C) Grounds for discipline. The board may impose any of the disciplinary sanctions provided in Iowa Code section 272C.3 when the board determines that the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses or those listed in 645—Chapter 13:
	224.1(1) Prescribing opioids in dosage amounts exceeding what would be prescribed by a reasonably prudent prescribing practitioner engaged in the same practice.
	224.1(2) Reserved.
[ARC 7990C, IAB 5/15/24, effective 6/19/24]
645—224.2(148F,149,272C) Indiscriminately prescribing, administering or dispensing any drug for other than a lawful purpose. The board may impose any of the disciplinary sanctions provided in 645—Chapter 13 when the board determines that the licensee is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses:
	224.2(1) Self-prescribing or self-dispensing controlled substances.
	224.2(2) Prescribing or dispensing controlled substances to members of the licensee’s immediate family for an extended period of time.
	a. 	Prescribing or dispensing controlled substances to members of the licensee’s immediate family is allowable for an acute condition or on an emergency basis when the physician conducts an examination, establishes a medical record, and maintains proper documentation.
	b. 	Immediate family includes spouse or life partner, natural or adopted children, grandparent, parent, sibling, or grandchild of the physician; and natural or adopted children, grandparent, parent, sibling, or grandchild of the physician’s spouse or life partner.
	224.2(3) Prescribing or dispensing controlled substances outside the scope of the practice of podiatry.
[ARC 7990C, IAB 5/15/24, effective 6/19/24]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 147, 148F, 149, and 272C.
[Filed 1/17/02, Notice 10/31/01—published 2/6/02, effective 3/13/02]
[Filed 4/22/04, Notice 3/17/04—published 5/12/04, effective 6/16/04]
[Filed 7/12/05, Notice 5/11/05—published 8/3/05, effective 9/7/05]
[Filed 1/13/06, Notice 10/26/05—published 2/1/06, effective 3/8/06]
[Filed 4/7/06, Notice 2/1/06—published 4/26/06, effective 5/31/06]
[Filed 10/17/08, Notice 8/13/08—published 11/5/08, effective 12/10/08]
[Filed ARC 9508B (Notice ARC 9405B, IAB 3/9/11), IAB 5/18/11, effective 6/22/11]
[Filed ARC 1192C (Notice ARC 0942C, IAB 8/7/13), IAB 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14]
[Filed ARC 4321C (Notice ARC 4051C, IAB 10/10/18), IAB 2/27/19, effective 4/3/19]
[Filed ARC 5768C (Notice ARC 5444C, IAB 2/24/21), IAB 7/14/21, effective 8/18/21]
[Filed ARC 7990C (Notice ARC 7179C, IAB 12/13/23), IAB 5/15/24, effective 6/19/24]