New Board Members Handbook

New Board Members Handbook 3 1 Board Members Overview 1.1 Department of Health. ............................................. 4 1.2 Division of Medical Quality Assurance. ................ 5 1.3 Funding. ....................................................................... 5 1.4 Department of Health Organizational Chart. .... 5 2 Health Care Practitioner Boards 2.1 Board Roles. ................................................................ 6 2.2 The Board. ................................................................... 7 2.3 Decorum. ..................................................................... 7 2.4 Meeting Procedure. .................................................. 8 2.4.1 ImageAPI User Guide. .............................................. 8 3 Legal Overview 3.1 Accountability and liability. ..................................... 9 3.2 Standards of conduct. .............................................. 9 3.3 The Sunshine Law and public records. ...............10 3.4 The Administrative Procedure Act. ......................10 3.5 Department of Health, Special provisions. ......... 11 3.6 Legal advisors. ...........................................................12 3.7 Assumption of the office . ........................................12 3.8 Social Media ..............................................................12 3.9 Legal and Ethical Guide. .........................................13 4 Enforcement 4.1 Investigation Process ...............................................14 4.2 Disciplinary Process. ................................................17 4.3 Unlicensed Activity. ..................................................19 4.4 Enforcement Process. ............................................. 20 5 Impaired Practitioner Programs 5.1 Impairment Programs .............................................21 5.2 Intervention Project for Nurses. ............................21 5.3 Professionals Resource Network. ..........................21 6 Commonly Used Acronyms 6.1 Departments/Agencies/Organizations. .............22 6.2 Discipline. .................................................................. 22 7 Travel Reimbursements 7.1 Traveler/Board Member Responsibility. .............23 7.2 Things to Know. .......................................................24 7.3 Travel Reimbursement Summary Form. ............25 7.4 Travel Guide. ............................................................. 25