Iowa Respiratory Therapist’s License Suspended Indefinitely for Several Incidents of Serious Misconduct

The Iowa Board of Respiratory Care has suspended the license of respiratory therapist George Iannetta for several serious infractions. The suspension comes on the heels of Iannetta being terminated from a previous position at the VA for incompetence and “hostile and aggressive behavior.” The circumstances of that termination led the Iowa board to investigate Iannetta in February 2024.

Are you a licensed Iowa medical professional under investigation by the Board of Respiratory Care? Board investigations can have long-lasting consequences, including the termination of your license and a permanent mark on your disciplinary record. The truth is, there is no such thing as a minor sanction. That’s why it’s in your best interest to exercise your right to counsel. Call the LLF National Law Firm Professional License Defense Team at 888-535-3686 or contact us online.

Suspended Therapist Provided Inaccurate Information on Renewal Application

The board opened its initial investigation into Iannetta in February 2024 after discovering inaccuracies on his license renewal application. He answered “no” to the application question asking if he’d been investigated or disciplined for misconduct. Shortly after renewing Iannetta’s license, the Iowa board received a letter from Vermont’s White River Junction Veterans Affairs Healthcare System informing them that it had investigated and sanctioned Iannetta for misconduct.

According to the letter, Iannetta committed “significant treatment and diagnostic errors.” That was not the limit of Iannetta’s violations. A copy of the allegations against Iannetta, obtained by an Iowa board investigator, revealed he was facing a litany of charges. These charges included failing to make proper notations on the charts of 39 patients and having a verbal dispute with a co-worker so intense that the co-worker feared for their safety and called the VA Police to intervene.

Terminated by the VA and Suspended in Iowa

The VA board’s investigation found convincing evidence that Iannetta had “so significantly failed to meet generally accepted standards of clinical practice as to raise reasonable concern for the safety of patients.” Iowa Administrative Law Judge Rachel Morgan presided over the board hearing into Iannetta’s conduct. She suspended Iannetta’s license indefinitely, but for a minimum term of one year.

Judge Moran’s order also created several benchmarks Iannetta must meet before his license can be restored. He must complete continuing education classes for ethics and anger management training. Iannetta will also be required to submit to a psychological evaluation and commit to whatever treatment plan the psychologist recommends.

Don’t Take Chances With Board Investigations

The allegations against Mr. Iannetta are all serious, but they were not the only factor in his suspension. Iannetta’s failure to inform the Iowa board of his sanctions at the VA, and his failure to get representation for either of the two board investigations into his conduct, likely sealed his fate. That doesn’t have to happen to you.

Reporting disciplinary sanctions on a license renewal application or being investigated by your licensing board doesn’t automatically mean your license will be suspended. No matter the circumstances, you have the right to due process, and the quality of your representation matters. Don’t fight the board by yourself. Call the LLF National Law Firm Professional License Defense Team at 888-535-3686 or contact us online today.