- (a) The board or its agents, on its own motion or in response to a written complaint, may investigate known or suspected violations of this article and may issue subpoenas.
- (b) In addition to the powers granted under this article, the board or its agents are further authorized to conduct any investigations pursuant to its authority in Section 34-24-361, including, but not limited to, the conducting of formal interviews with a physician, the filing of a written administrative complaint and the request for the temporary emergency suspension of the license of a physician by the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama.
(Act 2013-257, p. 673, §1.)