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§ 1659. Disposition of complaints
(a) Complaints and allegations of unprofessional conduct shall be processed in accordance with the rules of procedure of the board.
(b) The board shall accept complaints from a member of the public, a physician, a hospital, an anesthesiologist assistant, a state or federal agency, or the attorney general. The board shall initiate an investigation of an anesthesiologist assistant when a complaint is received or may act on its own initiative without having received a complaint.
(c) After giving opportunity for hearing, the board shall take disciplinary action against an anesthesiologist assistant or applicant found guilty of unprofessional conduct.
(d) The board may approve a negotiated agreement between the parties when it is in the best interest of the public health, safety, or welfare to do so. That agreement may include any of the following conditions or restrictions which may be in addition to, or in lieu of, suspension:
(1) a requirement that the person submit to care or counseling;
(2) a restriction that the person practice only under supervision of a named person or a person with specified credentials;
(3) a requirement that the person participate in continuing education in order to overcome specified practical deficiencies;
(4) a requirement that the scope of practice permitted be restricted to a specified extent.
(e) Upon application, the board may modify the terms of an order under this section and, if certification has been revoked or suspended, order reinstatement on terms and conditions it deems proper. (Added 2003, No. 34, § 1, eff. May 23, 2003.)
