Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 16 - ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD
Article 5 - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTIES
Section R4-16-501 - Medical Competency Examination; Investigational Interview

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-16-501

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. The executive director may require a physician, who is under investigation by the Board, to submit to a mental, physical, oral, or written medical competency examination after the following:

1. Reviewing the allegations and investigator's summary of findings; and

2. Consulting with and receiving the agreement of the Board's supervising medical consultant that an examination is necessary.

B. The executive director may request a physician to attend an investigational interview to answer questions regarding a complaint against the physician. Before issuing a request for an investigational interview, the executive director shall review the allegations and facts to determine whether an interview is necessary to provide information the Board needs to adjudicate the case. The executive director shall consult with and receive the agreement of either the investigation supervisor or supervising medical consultant that an investigational interview is necessary before requesting one.

C. The executive director shall report to the Board at each regularly scheduled Board meeting a summary of the number and type of evaluations ordered and completed since the preceding Board meeting.

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