Section 657.14.10. Routine use.

“Routine use” means the disclosure of a record without the consent of the subject or subjects, for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected, and includes disclosures required to be made by statute other than the public records law, Iowa Code chapter 22.

To the extent allowed by law, the following uses are considered routine uses of all board records:

        1.            Disclosure to those officers, employees, investigators, members, and agents of the board who have a need for the record in the performance of their duties. The custodian of the record may, upon request of any officer, employee, investigator, member, or agent of the board or on the custodian’s own initiative, determine what constitutes legitimate need to use confidential records.

        2.            Disclosure of information that indicates an apparent violation of law to appropriate law enforcement authorities for investigation and possible criminal prosecution, civil court action, or regulatory order.

        3.            Disclosure to the attorney general’s office for use in performing its official function.

        4.            Transfers of information among board staff and members; to other state agencies, boards, and departments; to federal agencies; to agencies in other states; to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; or to local units of government as appropriate to carry out the board’s statutory authority.

        5.            Information released to the staff of federal or state entities for audit purposes or for purposes of determining whether the board is lawfully operating a program.

        6.            Any disclosure specifically authorized by the statute under which the record was collected or maintained.