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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Health
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Horseracing veterinarian now faces charges from pharmacy board
(Photo courtesy of Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack and Hotel) An Iowa-licensed veterinarian who has faced multiple sanctions in the past is now facing disciplinary action from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. Veterinarian Bradley Gordon of Altoona is charged by the Board of Pharmacy with failing to ensure physical security controls for controlled substances, failing to maintain accountability of controlled substances and related records, and failing to ensure inventory records included the drug strengths and dosages. He's also charged with failing to follow the rules for maintaining a perpetual inventory system for all Schedule II controlled substances, failing to ensure accountability of Schedule III through Schedule V controlled substances, failing to comply with the rules for disposing controlled substances, failing to create and maintain complete and accurate records, and committing acts that would render their Controlled Substances Act registration 'inconsistent with the public interest.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The board has not disclosed when or where the alleged violations took place, nor has it disclosed any of alleged actions that led to the charges being imposed. The board's statement of charges doesn't specify the nature of Gordon's profession, but board records show his controlled substance license is tied to his veterinary practice. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for June 25, 2025. State records indicate Gordon has faced licensing sanctions on several occasions: May 2003: The Board of Veterinary Medicine sent Gordon a letter concerning an alleged failure to adequately document and maintain medical records. July 2007: The Board of Veterinary Medicine sent Gordon a letter concerning an alleged failure to provide clients with medical records upon their request. May 2017: The Board of Veterinary Medicine entered into a settlement agreement with Gordon related to allegations involving a surgery that failed to meet state standards. That case resulted in his license being placed on probation for one year and the imposition of a $1,000 fine. 2022: Gordon was suspended by the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino's board of stewards for allegedly violating regulations of both the state and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. The board of stewards subsequently concluded Gordon possessed chemical or biological substances that were not FDA approved; that he had administered thyroxine or thyroid hormones in horses; and that he had failed to maintain adequate records, had possessed expired drugs and had improperly stored controlled substances. The board of stewards fined Gordon $1,000 and suspended for two years his license to operate at the racetrack. Gordon appealed that decision and the board later agreed to reduce the suspension by nine months. 2023: The Board of Veterinary Medicine alleged it had received a complaint concerning Gordon's treatment of racehorses at Iowa's racetracks and that his actions may have violated state regulations. The board subsequently concluded Gordon possessed expired drugs and medications, failed to properly store and label controlled substances, failed to maintain the required log of controlled substances, and failed to complete accurate and legible medical records as required. According to the Board of Veterinary Medicine, Gordon admitted to each of the allegations. As a result, his veterinary license was placed on probation for one year beginning in March 2024, he was fined $1,000, and he was ordered to take online courses veterinary law and ethics, medical recordkeeping, and the legal requirements associated with medical records. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Dentist alleged to be ‘harmful to the public' ordered to undergo remedial training
The Iowa Dental Board within the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees the state's dental profession. (Photo by Getty Images; logo courtesy State of Iowa) A Linn County dentist charged with practicing dentistry in a manner that is harmful to the public has been ordered to undergo remedial training. Iowa Dental Board records indicate the board recently charged dentist Terra Hickey of Center Point with practicing in a manner that is harmful or detrimental to the public. Hickey has been an Iowa-licensed dentist since July 2000, The board alleges Hickey, who works at Center Point Family Dentistry, at some unspecified time in the past failed to recognize tooth decay, failed to complete a thorough removal of decay, failed to properly place restorations, and failed to adequately inform patients of their diagnosis and treatment plans. The board adds that Hickey's failure to diagnose cavities in multiple patients resulted in tooth extractions. Board records indicate the investigation of Hickey's practice was initiated in 2023. The board recently agreed to resolve the case with a settlement agreement that calls for Hickey to complete a comprehensive remedial education program as well as a board-approved coarse on ethics. In addition, Hickey's license will be placed on probation for one year, during which a sampling of Hickey's work will be reviewed by a dental-practice monitor. Hickey will also be required to pay $1,200 'for probation,' according to the agreement. The Iowa Dental Board has issued a final order in a disciplinary case involving a dentist accused of contributing to the death of a patient. An Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing database indicates the board issued the order involving dentist Jonathan Karch two weeks ago on April 30. However, board documents outlining the terms of the final order have yet to be made publicly available, and the board's website indicates there are no public records of any disciplinary action ever taken against Karch. Last fall, the board issued an emergency order restricting Karch's practice after a patient who underwent a dental-implant procedure in January 2024 died. At the time, the board alleged Karch, who worked at the Dental Studio of Iowa in Johnston, did not stay in the operatory for the duration of the procedure, in violation of state regulations. In issuing the emergency order restricting Karch's ability to practice, the board said it recognized '(Karch) as an imminent threat to public safety' and stated that he 'should not be permitted to participate in procedures involving sedation until further order.' The emergency order was issued nine months after the alleged death and coincided with a civil lawsuit filed against Karch and others involved in the surgery. The lawsuit, filed in Polk County District Court by the family of Joseph Daniels, stated that on Jan. 26, 2024, the 50-year-old Daniels underwent a dental-implant operation that began at 7:15 a.m. and was completed at 3:15 p.m. Around 3:30 p.m., paramedics were dispatched to Dental Studio of Iowa with a report of an 'unconscious person.' According to the lawsuit, the paramedics arrived at 3:40 p.m. and found Daniels in a dental exam chair 'pale, cyanotic, cool and unresponsive.' Daniels was then taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center where he died at 5:51 p.m.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Social worker surrenders license amid sexual conduct allegations
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing administers and oversees many of Iowa's state licensing boards. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images; logo courtesy the State of Iowa) An Iowa-licensed social worker accused of having personal or sexual relationships with two clients has agreed to surrender her license. Earlier this year, the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals charged Stephanie A. Davies, formerly Stephanie A. Levy, with engaging in sexual activity with a former client within five years of the client relationship ending, and with having her social work license revoked in the state of Nebraska. Nebraska Bureau of Public Health records show the bureau revoked Davies' Nebraska license as a master social worker and mental health practitioner in March 2024 for alleged immoral or dishonorable conduct, exploitation and failure to keep adequate records. The Nebraska records indicate Davies was working in private practice as a mental health practitioner and was a leader in the Nebraska First Responders' Support Network when the alleged violations occurred. The bureau alleges that while speaking to a therapist, Davies disclosed that in the fall of 2020, she had become attracted to a female first responder to whom she provided services between July 2019 and February 2022. In February 2021, the bureau alleged, the first responder admitted to her ex-wife she was having an affair with Davies, and in September 2021, Davies and the first responder attended a wedding together as a couple. In January 2022, Davies allegedly moved out of the home she shared with her husband and, on occasion, began staying at the first-responder's home. According to the bureau, Davies admitted to a state investigator, 'I recognize that this is against the rules, I own it and, yeah, that is where we are at.' As part of the Nebraska board's investigation of the matter, an investigator spoke to another of Davies' clients who allegedly said he and Davies had once maintained a 'weird, blended relationship' and that, 'yes, professional lines were probably crossed.' To resolve the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals' charges against her, Davies recently agreed to surrender her license. The Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals recently sanctioned two other licensees: — Michelle Munsen, a licensed mental health counselor who practiced in Sioux City, was employed at Stokes & Associates where she allegedly failed to create and complete the appropriate notes for counseling services she provided. The board charged Munsen with professional incompetence. To resolve the case, Munsen agreed to complete six hours of educational training on recordkeeping and the board issued her a warning. — Terris Sallis, a master's level social worker who practiced in Newton in 2024 when the board charged him with practicing outside the scope of his license. According to the board, Sallis owns his own practice, Integrated Treatment Services, which contracted with an independent social worker. Under Iowa regulations, a master's level social worker cannot oversee the practice of independent social worker and cannot complete the clinical hours required for license when supervised by an employee due to the inherent conflict of interest. Sallis agreed to have his license placed on probation for three years and to complete at least 3,000 hours of additional clinical practice while overseen by a new clinical supervisor.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Waterloo pharmacy charged with violating controlled-substance regulations
The Walgreens store at 3910 University Ave., Waterloo. (Photo via Google Earth) Two Iowa-licensed pharmacies affiliated with the Walgreens and CVS chains are charged with violating state regulations. The Walgreens store located at 3910 University Ave., Waterloo, is charged by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy with failing to maintain ultimate accountability of controlled substances and records; failing to ensure accountability of controlled substances; failing to create and maintain complete and accurate records as required by law; and committing acts that would render their Controlled Substances Act registration 'inconsistent with the public interest.' The board has not publicly disclosed the alleged conduct that gave rise to the charges or indicated when it occurred. A board hearing on the charges is scheduled for Sept. 24, 2025. In an unrelated action, the board recently charged CVS/Caremark CarelonRx Mail operation, which is based in Pennsylvania but is a licensed pharmacy provider in Iowa, with multiple regulatory violations. The board has charged the company with distributing a drug or device to a patient without a prescription; knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of pharmacy or engaging in unethical conduct; violating the pharmacy laws or rules of another, unspecified state; and having a license revoked or suspended by another entity for conduct that is roughly equal to the grounds for disciplinary action in Iowa. A board hearing on the charges is scheduled for June 25, 2025. The board has not publicly disclosed the alleged conduct that forms the basis of the charges. The charges may be tied to a recent decision by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy to place on probation for three years the license of CVS/Caremark CarelonRx Mail. That decision was based on a finding that the company's California license had been sanctioned due to allegations the company was dispensing controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose. In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice sued CVS and many of its subsidiaries, including Iowa CVS, alleging the company sought reimbursement from federal health care programs for illegal prescriptions. The case is still pending, although the company has denied any wrongdoing. The government alleges that from October 2013 through 2024, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose. Among the unlawful prescriptions that CVS allegedly filled were prescriptions for dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and 'trinity' prescriptions, an especially dangerous and abused combination of drugs made up of an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant. According to the government, CVS ignored substantial evidence from multiple sources, including its own pharmacists, indicating its stores were dispensing unlawful prescriptions. The complaint alleges the violations resulted from corporate-mandated performance metrics and incentivized compensation for employees that prioritized corporate profits over patient safety. 'CVS' actions helped to fuel the opioid crisis,' the Department of Justice has alleged, adding that in 'some particularly tragic instances, patients died after overdosing on opioids shortly after filling unlawful prescriptions at CVS.' CVS is the nation's largest pharmacy chain, with more than 9,000 pharmacies across the United States.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
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Social worker who counseled first responders faces sanctions for sexual conduct
The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals administers and oversees many of Iowa's state licensing boards. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images; logo courtesy the State of Iowa) An Iowa-licensed social worker accused of having personal or sexual relationships with two clients is now facing disciplinary action from the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals. State records indicate Stephanie A. Levy is charged with engaging in sexual activity with a former client within five years of the client relationship ending, and with having her social work license revoked in the state of Nebraska. The board has not disclosed the underlying allegations that form the basis of the two charges, but says Levy is currently an Iowa-licensed social worker who practiced in Omaha during the period when the alleged violations took place. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 12, 2025. Nebraska Bureau of Public Health records show the bureau revoked Levy's license as a master social worker and mental health practitioner in March 2024 for alleged immoral or dishonorable conduct, exploitation and failure to keep adequate records. The Nebraska records indicate Levy was working in private practice as a mental health practitioner and was a leader in the Nebraska First Responders' Support Network when the alleged violations occurred. In those roles, the bureau alleged, Levy had consistent contact with multiple current and former clients outside of any therapeutic relationship. The bureau alleges that while speaking to a therapist, Levy disclosed that in the fall of 2020, she had become attracted to a female first responder to whom she provided services between July 2019 and February 2022. In February 2021, the bureau alleged, the first responder admitted to her ex-wife she was having an affair with Levy, and in September 2021, Levy and the first responder attended a wedding together as a couple. In January 2022, Levy allegedly moved out of the home she shared with her husband and, on occasion, began staying at the first-responder's home. According to the bureau, Levy admitted to a state investigator, 'I recognize that this is against the rules, I own it and, yeah, that is where we are at.' As part of the board's investigation of the matter, an investigator spoke to another of Levy's clients who allegedly said he and Levy had once maintained a 'weird, blended relationship' and that, 'yes, professional lines were probably crossed.' That former client also alleged Levy had asked him to lie to conceal her relationship with the first responder and had once asked him if he wanted to 'know what the sex with (the first responder) was like.' The Iowa Board of Behavioral Health Professionals recently charged Jamie L. Roggenbauer with practicing in a professional relationship while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol, and with unprofessional conduct by interfering with a previous employer's information technology systems. According to the board, the undisclosed conduct that gave rise to the charges occurred at some unspecified time in the past when Roggenbauer practiced in Bettendorf where she now resides. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 21, 2025.
