657—36.17 (155A,272C) Order for mental or physical examination. A pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician who is licensed or registered by the board is, as a condition of licensure or registration, under a duty to submit to a mental or physical examination within a time period specified by order of the board. Such examination may be ordered upon a showing of probable cause and shall be at the expense of the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician.
	 36.17(1) Content of order. A board order for mental or physical examination shall include the following items:
	  a.   	 A description of the type of examination to which the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician must submit.
	  b.   	 The name and address of the examiner or treatment facility that the board has identified to perform the examination on the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician.
	  c.   	 The time period in which the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician must schedule the required examination.
	  d.   	 The amount of time in which the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician is required to complete the examination.
	  e.   	 A requirement that the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician cause a report of the examination results to be provided to the board within a specified period of time.
	  f.   	 A requirement that the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician communicate with the board regarding the status of the examination.
	  g.   	 A provision allowing the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or pharmacy technician to request additional time to schedule or complete the examination or to request that the board approve an alternative examiner or treatment facility. The board shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether to grant such a request.
	 36.17(2) Objection to order. A licensee or registrant who is the subject of a board order and who objects to the order may file a request for hearing. The request for hearing shall specifically identify the factual and legal issues upon which the licensee or registrant bases the objection. The hearing shall be considered a contested case proceeding and shall be governed by the provisions of 657—Chapter 35. A contested case involving an objection to an examination order will be captioned in the name of Jane or John Doe in order to maintain the licensee’s or registrant’s confidentiality.
	 36.17(3) Closed hearing. Any hearing on an objection to the board order shall be closed pursuant to Iowa Code section 272C.6(4).
	 36.17(4) Order and reports—confidential. An examination order and any subsequent examination reports issued in the course of a board investigation are confidential investigative information pursuant to Iowa Code section 272C.6(4).