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Demographics and staff - member
Program Name: Iowa Physician Health Program
Iowa Board of Medicine
Address: 400 SW 8th Street, Suite C
Des Moines, IA 50309-4686
Telephone:  (515) 281-6491
Fax:  (515) 242-0155
E-mail:   deb.anglin@iowa.gov

Staff:

  • Ann Mowery, PhD, Executive Director, Iowa Board of Medicine, Chief Liaison to IPHP
  • Deb Anglin, LMSW, IPHP Coordinator
  • *Kent Croskey, DO (Chair)
  • *Joyce Vista-Wayne, MD
  • *Diane O'Connor, BA, Public Member
  • *Mary M. Conway, BLS, CADC
  • *Peter Wolfe, MD
  • *Kirk Bragg, LISW
  • *Jerome Greenfield, MD

Program structure

  1. The program is operated by:
    • State licensing agency
  2. Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? Yes

Program services

  1. Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored:
    • Chemical dependency
    • Mental health
    • Physical illness
  2. Services provided to which populations:
    • Physicians - MD
    • Physicians - DO
    • Residents
    • Acupuncturists

Funding
Please indicate the primary sources of funding for your program:

  • State licensing agency

Monitoring requirements

Chemical dependency

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Random urine drug screen frequency:
    • Year 1: 1 time per week
    • Year 2: 2 times per month
    • Year 3: 2 times per month
    • Year 4: 1 time per month
    • Year 5: 1 time per month
  3. Support (self help) group requirements:
    • AA
    • NA
    • Caduceus
    • Other: as directed by IPHP
  4. Support (self help) group frequency:
    • Year 1: 3 times per week
    • Year 2: 2 times per week
    • Year 3: 2 times per week
    • Year 4: 2 times per week
    • Year 5: 2 times per week
    • To completion: 2 times per week
  5. Therapy or treatment requirement: as directed subsequent to evaluation by approved assessment program
  6. Work or practice monitor requirement: yes
  7. Other provisions:

Mental health

  1. Length of contract: 5 years
  2. Support (self help) group requirements: as recommended
  3. Support (self help) group frequency:
  4. Therapy or treatment requirement: as recommended by mental health providers
  5. Work or practice monitor requirement: yes
  6. Other provisions:
  7. Please describe any other monitoring services provided: