§ 1-606. Sanctioning guidelines

   (a) Contents. -- Each health occupations board shall adopt specific sanctioning guidelines, including:

   (1) A range of sanctions that is based on historical data or a normative process for each type of violation; and

   (2) A list of mitigating and aggravating circumstances that may be used to decide if a sanction falls within or outside the established range of sanctions.

(b) Scope and use. -- Sanctioning guidelines adopted under this section shall:

   (1) Conform to a general framework or incorporate a common set of elements; and

   (2) Be used as a guide for sanctioning licensees and certificate holders in formal and informal proceedings.

(c) Departure. --

   (1) To the extent a health occupations board departs from the sanctioning guidelines adopted under this section, the board shall state its reasons.

   (2) A departure from the guidelines alone is not grounds for any hearing or appeal of any board action.

HISTORY: 2010, chs. 533, 534.