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"For the second time in two years, a Pottawattamie County nurse is facing disciplinary charges and is accused of prescribing or dispensing drugs in an unsafe manner.
The Iowa Board of Nursing alleges advanced registered nurse practitioner James D. Dickerson of Neola is guilty of professional incompetence for a willful or repeated failure to practice within the scope his license or ability; professional incompetence for failure to meet the telehealth standards defined by Iowa law; behavior that constitutes unethical conduct or practicing in a manner that's harmful to the public; and behavior that constitutes unethical conduct related to prescribing or dispensing drugs.
According to the board, Dickerson is certified as a family nurse practitioner who has practiced in Omaha, Nebraska, and provided telehealth services in Iowa during the period in which he allegedly violated state regulations.
As is customary with Iowa's licensing boards, the Board of Nursing has not publicly disclosed when the alleged violations occurred, where they took place, or whether any patients were harmed. Some of that information may be publicly disclosed after the case is resolved through a settlement or board order.
A hearing in the matter is scheduled for Jan. 16, 2025.
In 2021, the Board of Nursing charged Dickerson with performing services beyond his scope of practice and prescribing or dispensing drugs to people who either weren't patients or were outside his area of specialty.
In 2022, the board resolved that case by ordering Dickerson to immediately stop providing any treatment to patients with a complex mental health diagnosis until he received certification as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. The board also fined Dickerson \$1,000 and ordered him to undergo five hours of consultation with a nurse practitioner."
