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]