A. Admission to the program may be the result of:
- (1) Self-referral;
- (2) Formal complaint; or
- (3) Referral by the Board.
- B. If participation in the program is a result of a voluntary action by an impaired practitioner, which results in a formal agreement with the Committee to undergo a course of treatment or rehabilitation, the Committee shall report to the Board only noncompliance with the agreement.
- C. The Committee may not report to the Board those impaired practitioners who self-refer or who come to the attention of the Committee by a formal complaint if those practitioners comply with the formal agreement or program.
- D. The Committee shall report to the Board any noncompliance with the treatment program, if the Board referral is the result of a public or nonpublic order or informal discipline imposed by the Board.
- E. The impaired practitioner for whom the program was designed shall pay all costs associated with the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation program.
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§7-205 and 7-408, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 7, 2002 (28:26 Md. R. 2273)
Regulation .01A amended as an emergency provision effective November 5, 2007 (34:24 Md. R. 2154); amended permanently effective February 25, 2008 (35:4 Md. R. 514)
Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective November 5, 2007 (34:24 Md. R. 2154); amended permanently effective February 25, 2008 (35:4 Md. R. 514)