Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Article 2 - LICENSING
Section R4-22-212 - Confidential Program for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Impaired Osteopathic Physicians
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-22-212
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. To protect the public health and safety, a licensee is required by A.R.S. § 32-1822 to be physically, mentally, and emotionally able to practice medicine.
B. If the Board determines that a licensee may be impaired by substance abuse and there is evidence of an imminent danger to the public health and safety, the Board's Executive Director, with the concurrence of investigative staff, the medical consultant, or a Board member, may enter into:
1. A consent agreement with the licensee to
restrict the licensee's practice if there is evidence that a restriction of the
licensee's practice is needed to mitigate the danger to the public health and
safety;
2. A stipulated agreement
with the licensee requiring the licensee to complete a Board-approved
evaluation and treatment program for abuse or misuse of chemical substances if
there is evidence the program would be successful in enabling the licensee to
return to practice safely; and
3. A
stipulated agreement with the licensee to enter a Monitored Aftercare Program
(MAP) if there is evidence the licensee intends to comply with a program for
rehabilitation.
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