1. A. RANGE OF ACTIONS: The Board may impose disciplinary actions in accordance with the severity of violation of this act. Disciplinary actions may include but are not limited to the following:

   1. 1. Revocation of the medical license;
   2. 2. Suspension of the medical license;
   3. 3. Probation;
   4. 4. Stipulations, limitations, restrictions, and conditions relating to practice;
   5. 5. Censure (including specific redress, if appropriate);
   6. 6. Reprimand;
   7. 7. A period of free public or charity service; and
   8. 8. Satisfactory completion of an educational, training, and/or treatment program or programs. Provided, as a condition of disciplinary action sanctions, the Board may impose as a condition of any disciplinary action, the payment of costs expended by the Board for any legal fees and costs and probation and monitoring fees, including but not limited to staff time, salary and travel expense, witness fees and attorney fees. The Board may take such actions singly or in combination as the nature of the violation requires.
2. B. LETTER OF CONCERN: The Board may authorize the secretary to issue a letter of concern to a licensee when evidence does not warrant formal proceedings, but the secretary has noted indications of possible errant conduct that could lead to serious consequences and formal action. The letter of concern may contain, at the secretary's discretion, clarifying information from the licensee.
3. C. EXAMINATION/EVALUATION: The Board may, upon reasonable cause, require professional competency, physical, mental, or chemical dependency examinations of any licensee, including withdrawal and laboratory examination of body fluids.

4. D. DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST LICENSEES:

   1. 1. The Board shall promulgate and adopt rules of Professional Conduct for professional conduct of physicians under this act; and

   2. 2. Grounds for Action: The Board may take disciplinary action for unprofessional or unethical conduct as deemed appropriate based upon the merits of each case and as set out by rule. The Board shall not revoke the license of a person otherwise qualified to practice allopathic medicine within the meaning of this act solely because the person's practice or a therapy is experimental or nontraditional.

      Reports of all disciplinary action provided for in this section will be available to the public upon request.

Laws 1994, HB 2123, c. 323, § 33, emerg. eff. July 1, 1994.