The Iowa Board of Medicine has revoked the license of a Cedar Rapids doctor being sued for sexual exploitation and negligence by a former patient.
The state disciplinary and licensing board recently approved a settlement agreement and final order with Scott J. Piper, 52, a doctor with Piper Family Medicine.
Scott James Piper
Piper was charged last year with sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. He pleaded guilty in January as part of a plea agreement with Assistant Linn County Attorney Katherine Shimkat to the offense of assault causing mental illness. The guilty plea states that on or about Oct. 28, 2021, Piper “engaged in sexual conduct with K.E., who was a patient of [Piper’s] at the time.”
The woman was receiving mental health services from Piper and was emotionally dependent upon him at the time, the criminal complaint states.
Piper was granted a deferred judgment that will wipe the public court docket of any mention of the case once Piper successfully completes two years of probation.
As a condition of his probation, Piper must enroll in a sex-offender treatment program. Prosecutors agreed that while Piper is enrolled in treatment his name will not be added to the state’s registry of sex offenders, according to online court records.
The court also ordered Piper pay a $430 civil penalty, have no contact with the victim and no further law violations.
Under the settlement agreement and order by the Board of Medicine, Piper consented to being cited for sexual misconduct and the revocation of his medical license “in order to resolve this matter without proceeding to a contested case hearing.” Piper also agreed that he may not apply for reinstatement of his license sooner than 10 years from the date of the May 17 order.
Piper’s medical license — which was issued in 2002 and renewed in October, seven months after the criminal charges were filed — will be revoked as of June 30, according to the Board of Medicine order.
He may not accept any new patients between now and then, but may see existing patients who require medical care with a chaperone. He may not contact patients outside of a professional setting, and must make staff at his practice aware of the restrictions of the state licensing board’s order.
Piper also faces a civil suit filed by the former patient, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and negligence over a two-year period in which he prescribed her medication for anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, migraine, panic disorder and polysubstance abuse.
Piper has denied any wrongdoing in the civil case, which is scheduled for a jury trial in November.
Download: Piper_ScottJ_MD-02-21-0318_02-22-0372 (1).pdf
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The state disciplinary and licensing board recently approved a settlement agreement and final order with Scott J. Piper, 52, a doctor with Piper Family Medicine.
Piper was charged last year with sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist. He pleaded guilty in January as part of a plea agreement with Assistant Linn County Attorney Katherine Shimkat to the offense of assault causing mental illness. The guilty plea states that on or about Oct. 28, 2021, Piper “engaged in sexual conduct with K.E., who was a patient of [Piper’s] at the time.”
The woman was receiving mental health services from Piper and was emotionally dependent upon him at the time, the criminal complaint states.
Piper was granted a deferred judgment that will wipe the public court docket of any mention of the case once Piper successfully completes two years of probation.
As a condition of his probation, Piper must enroll in a sex-offender treatment program. Prosecutors agreed that while Piper is enrolled in treatment his name will not be added to the state’s registry of sex offenders, according to online court records.
The court also ordered Piper pay a $430 civil penalty, have no contact with the victim and no further law violations.
Under the settlement agreement and order by the Board of Medicine, Piper consented to being cited for sexual misconduct and the revocation of his medical license “in order to resolve this matter without proceeding to a contested case hearing.” Piper also agreed that he may not apply for reinstatement of his license sooner than 10 years from the date of the May 17 order.
Piper’s medical license — which was issued in 2002 and renewed in October, seven months after the criminal charges were filed — will be revoked as of June 30, according to the Board of Medicine order.
He may not accept any new patients between now and then, but may see existing patients who require medical care with a chaperone. He may not contact patients outside of a professional setting, and must make staff at his practice aware of the restrictions of the state licensing board’s order.
Piper also faces a civil suit filed by the former patient, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and negligence over a two-year period in which he prescribed her medication for anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, migraine, panic disorder and polysubstance abuse.
Piper has denied any wrongdoing in the civil case, which is scheduled for a jury trial in November.
Download: Piper_ScottJ_MD-02-21-0318_02-22-0372 (1).pdf
Iowa doctor’s license revoked for sexual misconduct with patient
The Iowa Board of Medicine has revoked the license of a Cedar Rapids doctor being sued for sexual exploitation and negligence by a former patient.
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