Board sides with doctor who cited ‘stand your ground’ law after striking combative patient

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 703

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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The Iowa Board of Medicine has dismissed disciplinary charges against a physician who argued Iowa’s “stand your ground” law protected him from sanctions for physically striking a handcuffed, combative patient.

State records indicate Dr. Curtis Waite, who practices emergency medicine, was working in the emergency room at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames the night of Nov. 14, 2023, when police brought in a suspect, who appeared to be experiencing some form of psychosis, for treatment …

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