In the event a complaint is filed against a licensee, or the Board determines from other information that an investigation is necessary, the procedure for investigation shall be as follows:

1. (1) The complaint or other information will be reviewed by a Disciplinary Investigative Committee designated by the Board. The Disciplinary Investigative Committee will consist of:

   1. (a) The executive secretary;
   2. (b) The attorney for the Board; and
   3. (c) A member of the Board who shall be selected on a rotating basis provided that if the complaint is first made to a Board member, then it shall be referred to that Board member.
2. (2) The Board may also employ investigators to assist in the investigation of a disciplinary complaint.
3. (3) In the event probable cause is determined, the Board member who participates on the Investigative Committee investigating a licensee shall not sit as a member of the Board to consider the merits of the complaint at any disciplinary hearing on the same case if a summons and complaint is issued.

Author: Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §41-22-4(a)(2) (1991).

History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed: October 31, 1997; Operative December 5, 1997; effective January 1, 1998. Amended: Filed September 15, 2015; effective October 30, 2016.