§ 1737 - Disposition of complaints
§ 1737. Disposition of complaints
(a) Complaints and allegations of unprofessional conduct shall be processed in accordance with the rules of procedure of the board of medical practice.
(b) The board shall accept complaints from any member of the public, any physician, and any physician's assistant, any state or federal agency or the attorney general. The board may initiate disciplinary action in any complaint against a physician's assistant and may act without having received a complaint.
(c) After giving opportunity for hearing, the board shall take disciplinary action against a physician's assistant, physician's assistant trainee, 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. Such an agreement may include, without limitation, any of the following conditions or restrictions which may be in addition to, or in lieu of, suspension:
(1) a requirement that the individual submit to care or counseling;
(2) a restriction that the individual practice only under supervision of a named person or a person with specified credentials;
(3) a requirement that the individual 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application, the board may modify the terms of an order under this section and, if certification or registration has been revoked or suspended, order reinstatement on terms and conditions it deems proper. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 7; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. June 30, 1986.)