An Ames man accused of obtaining anti-baldness and hair-loss medication from the Student Health Center by posing as an ISU student turned himself in to the Department of Public Safety last week, officials said.

Chad Moens, 26, 1400 Coconino Road #225, was arrested after a monthlong DPS investigation led to a search warrant, which was executed on Dec. 31 at Moens’ Ames apartment, said Jerry Stewart, associate director of DPS.

Stewart said Moens was charged with fifth-degree theft and prescription fraud, both misdemeanors, after the search of Moens’ apartment uncovered bottles of both Propecia, a prescription drug for treating male-pattern baldness, and Minoxidil, an over-the-counter hair-loss treatment, in Moens’ bedroom.

Moens could not be reached for comment.

According to court records filed on Jan. 3, Moens admitted to DPS officials that he used the Social Security number of Kyle King, senior in agricultural business, to set up an appointment at the health center on Nov. 2, during which he posed as King.

Stewart said King was merely an acquaintance of Moens and had no knowledge of the alleged scam.

Moens was not a student and did not have access to care at the Student Health Center, which is paid for by $50 university health mandatory student fees each semester.

Records also show Moens admitted to obtaining a prescription for Propecia using King’s identity, billing the $150 prescription to King, and then on a later date billing the $20 Minoxidil to King’s university bill as well.

Moens was charged with fifth-degree theft because he billed the Minoxidil to King’s account, Stewart said.

“That’s not prescription fraud; that’s theft by deception,” he said.

Stewart said DPS was tipped off to the incident when King approached Student Health Center officials in early December with questions about medical bills on his university bill, assuming a clerical error had been made.

If convicted, Moens would face up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine.