To carry out the purposes of this article, the board may:
- (1) Contract with any nonprofit corporation, health provider, or professional association for the purpose of creating, supporting, and maintaining a treatment program.
- (2) Receive and evaluate reports of suspected impairment from any source.
- (3) Intervene in cases of suspected impairment.
- (4) Refer impaired optometrists to treatment programs.
- (5) Monitor the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired optometrists.
- (6) Provide post-treatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired optometrists.
- (7) Suspend, limit, or restrict the license of an impaired optometrist for the duration of the impairment.
- (8) Perform such other activities as the board deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article.
(Act 2006-411, p. 1021, §3.)