By Clark Kauffman (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

The state of Iowa has now disclosed the allegations of impropriety it levied against an Ottumwa chiropractor seven months ago.

The records show the chiropractor faced disciplinary charges related to the same alleged conduct in 2022, resulting in his license being suspended and then reinstated. This time, the conduct resulted in the chiropractor agreeing to surrender his license.

The disclosure, made in response to a formal Open Records Law request from the Iowa Capital Dispatch, comes in the wake of the state asserting that specific allegations of misconduct made against licensed professionals are considered “investigative” information that must be kept confidential.

The newly disclosed information involves the board’s March 2023 allegation that on Feb. 16, 2022, Lindberg performed chiropractic adjustments on a 10-year-old male child without the consent of the child’s parents.

Lindberg allegedly kissed the child on the top of his head, hugged him, and commented on how cute he was while telling him he could “come back any time, that he did not have to bring his mom, and that he could bring his friends.”

According to the board, Lindberg “did not ask any medical history prior to the treatment and failed to keep adequate records that complied with the regulations for record keeping.”