Hunter
10/01/24
The Iowa Board of Medicine have given a former nursing home director a warning and ordered him to surrender his license, which expired two years ago.
Iowa Capital Dispatch reports state officials initiated an investigation of Dr. Mohammad E. Rehman, the former medical director of the state-run Glenwood Resource Center for individuals with disabilities. That was three years after the medical staff at Glenwood publicly issued a vote of no confidence in Rehman’s abilities, and one year after Rehman resigned in lieu of being fired.
Rehman’s license expired in 2022. This year, the Board of Medicine filed formal charges, accusing him of professional incompetence.
A hearing was scheduled for September 2025, but the board recently decided to settle the case against Rehman. No fines or penalties were imposed.
The news website reported that the board is not publicly disclosing the basis for the charges against Rehman or stating how, where or when the offending conduct took place. The board has also given no indication as to whether any patients were harmed by Rehman’s conduct.
In a suit filed by six former Glenwood employees, Rehman was accused of criticizing doctors for providing residents with too much diagnostic care and treatment, and for sending too many patients to area hospitals instead of treating them in-house. Rehman was also accused of directing others to falsify records to hide damaging information. That suit was dismissed earlier this year after ruling that the plaintiffs failed to show they acted as whistleblowers by reporting their concerns to law enforcement or other public officials. The ruling is under appeal.