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An advisory committee shall be established to assist the board in the management of the
program and program activities.
1.The committee shall consist of five members appointed by the board. The members
shall include at least one prescribing practitioner licensed by the board, one physician
licensed under chapter 148, one prescribing practitioner licensed by the board of nursing,
and one licensed prescribing practitioner who is not a physician, and other members as
determined by the board. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A on
matters pertaining to the committee membership, including the terms of appointment and
quorum. The board shall solicit recommendations for committee members from Iowa health
professional licensing boards, associations, and societies. The licen
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An advisory committee shall be established to assist the board in the management of the
program and program activities.
1. The committee shall consist of five members appointed by the board. The members
shall include at least one prescribing practitioner licensed by the board, one physician
licensed under chapter 148, one prescribing practitioner licensed by the board of nursing,
and one licensed prescribing practitioner who is not a physician, and other members as
determined by the board. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 17A on
matters pertaining to the committee membership, including the terms of appointment and
quorum. The board shall solicit recommendations for committee members from Iowa health
professional licensing boards, associations, and societies. The license of each member
appointed to and serving on the advisory committee shall be current and in good standing
with the professional’s licensing board.
2. The committee shall advance the goals of the program, which include identification
of misuse and diversion of controlled substances identified pursuant to section 124.554,
subsection 1, paragraph “g”, and enhancement of the quality of health care delivery in this
state.
3. Duties of the committee shall include but not be limited to the following:
a. Ensuring the confidentiality of the patient, prescribing practitioner, and dispensing
pharmacist and pharmacy.
b. Respecting and preserving the integrity of the patient’s treatment relationship with the
patient’s health care providers.
c. Encouraging and facilitating cooperative efforts among health care practitioners and
other interested and knowledgeable persons in developing best practices for prescribing and
dispensing controlled substances and in educating health care practitioners and patients
regarding controlled substance use and abuse.
d. Makingrecommendationsregardingthecontinuedbenefitsofmaintainingtheprogram
in relationship to cost and other burdens to the patient, prescribing practitioner, pharmacist,
and the board. The committee’s recommendations shall be included in reports required by
section 124.554, subsection 2.
e. Monitoring and ensuring that patient confidentiality, best interests, and civil liberties
are at all times protected and preserved during the existence of the program.
4. Members of the advisory committee shall be eligible to request and receive actual
expenses for their duties as members of the advisory committee, subject to reimbursement
limits imposed by the department of administrative services, and shall also be eligible to
receive a per diem compensation as provided in section 7E.6, subsection 1.