(1) The board authorizes the department to:
- (a) administratively suspend licenses for deficiencies set forth in 37-1-321(1)(a) through (e), MCA; or
- (b) file a complaint regarding repeated or egregious deficiencies in (1)(a), or deficiencies with co-occurring misconduct allegations that directly implicate public safety and may warrant formal disciplinary action.
- (2) An administrative suspension is not a negative, adverse, or disciplinary action under Title 37, MCA, and is not reportable under federal law and regulations implementing the Healthcare Practitioner Databank or the department's licensee lookup and license verification databank.
Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 37-1-321, MCA
History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1462, Eff. 6/22/24.