The Iowa Board of Medicine regulates the state’s medical profession as part of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. (Photo by Getty Images, board seal courtesy the State of Iowa)
State officials have issued an emergency order suspending the license of a Cedar Falls physician in order to protect the public.
The order marks the fourth time the Iowa Board of Medicine has sanctioned Dr. Ted Bonebrake for alleged substance-abuse issues or violating restrictions on his practice.
Bonebrake, an addiction-medicine and family-medicine physician who has been practicing in the Cedar Falls area, is currently charged by the board with violating an order issued by the Iowa Physician Health Program – a program that helps physicians cope with mental and physical health issues as well as substance abuse. He is also charged with improper management of medical records.
According to the board, Bonebrake “self-reported to Iowa Physician Health Program at the direction of the board” on Nov. 10, 2022. The board alleges he was then under a cease-practice agreement with the program and was prohibited from working under his Iowa medical license.