Doe v. Iowa State Board of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners

McCORMICK, Justice.

The question here concerns the confidentiality of the identity of persons who make licensee misconduct complaints to professional and occupational licensing boards. Petitioner, a licensed physical therapist using the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her own identity, contends she has a right to know the name of a person who complained about her to respondent Iowa State Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners. The board investigated the complaint and concluded it was without merit. When petitioner requested disclosure of the complaint data, the board…