Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators - About Staff and Board

Board Staff

The Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators is staffed by a Board Executive and a Secretary in the Bureau of Professional Licensure, Iowa Department of Public Health. Legal services are provided by the Iowa Attorney General's Office.

Contact Information:
Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Bureau of Professional Licensure
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Bldg., 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
EmailPLPublic@idph.iowa.gov
Phone (515) 281-0254
FAX (515) 281-3121

Office Hours:
8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays

Board Members

The Board is made up of nine members. The law requires the following board composition: four who are licensed nursing home administrators, one of whom is the administrator of a nonproprietary nursing home; three licensed members of any profession concerned with the care and treatment of chronically ill or elderly patients who are not nursing home administrators or nursing home owners; and two members of the general public who are not licensed under chapter 155, have no financial interest in any nursing home, and who shall represent the general public.

Board Members:

• serve three-year terms (unless filling an unexpired term),
• appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate,
• serve no more than nine years (three full terms).

Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators

• Cindy Dozark, Registered Nurse
• Tracy Trotter, Nursing Home Administrator
• Billy Meyers, Nursing Home Administrator
• Fr. Michael Schueller, Mental Health Counselor
• Patricia Ross, Nursing Home Administrator
• Karen Bentsen, Nursing Home Administrator

How to Become a Board Member

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Board, you just need to fill out the proper forms and submit them.

You can find the information you need through the Governor's Office.

• Application to be mailed to the Governor's Office