TELECONFERENCE MEETING
APRIL 20, 2023 - OPEN MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Warren Gall, M.D., Chair
Joyce Vista-Wayne, M.D., Vice-Chair
Patricia Fasbender, D.O., Secretary
Rose Mitchell
Vickie Pyevich, M.D.
Chad Stadsvold, D.O.
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Eugene Cherny, M.D.
Jason Meyers, M.D.
STAFF PRESENT:
Dennis Tibben, Executive Director
Anne Schlepphorst, Chief Investigator
Kaitie Westphal, Enforcement Support
At 7:39 a.m., Dennis Tibben, Executive Director, called the meeting to order.
At 7:40 a.m., on a motion by Rose Mitchell, seconded by Joyce Vista-Wayne, M.D., all members present voted to meet in closed session, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(a), to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential; pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(d), to discuss the contents of a licensing examination or whether to initiate licensee disciplinary investigations or proceedings; and pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(f), to discuss the decision to be rendered in a contested case conducted according to the provision of chapter 17A. Patricia Fasbender, D.O., Warren Gall, M.D., Rose Mitchell, Vickie Pyevich, M.D., Chad Stadsvold, D.O., and Joyce Vista-Wayne, M.D., all voted aye in a roll call vote to approve the motion.
At 7:49 a.m., while still in closed session, all members present voted in favor of a motion by Joyce Vista-Wayne, M.D., seconded by Rose Mitchell, to meet in an open session. In open session, the Board took the following actions:
On a motion by Warren Gall, M.D., seconded by Patricia Fasbender, D.O., all Board members present voted to approve the Statement of Charges and Statement of Matters Asserted for Giovanni B. Ciuffo, M.D., file 02-2022-196.
On a motion by Joyce Vista-Wayne, M.D., seconded by Chad Stadsvold, D.O., all Board members present voted to approve to delegate authority of Administrative Law Judges to make initial rulings on prehearing matters in contested cases.
At 7:53 a.m., all members present voted in favor of a motion Warren Gall, M.D., seconded by Rose Mitchell, to adjourn the teleconference.