Revised 12/5/2024 - New Board Members Handbook 3 1 Board Members Overview 1.1 Department of Health..............................................4 1.2 Department of Health Organizational Chart.....5 1.3 Division of Medical Quality Assurance.................5 1.4 Funding........................................................................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 4 Enforcement 4.1 Investigation Process...............................................13 4.2 Disciplinary Process.................................................16 4.3 Unlicensed Activity...................................................18 4.4 Enforcement Process...............................................18 5 Impaired Practitioner Programs 5.1 Impairment Programs.............................................19 5.2 Intervention Project for Nurses.............................19 5.3 Professionals Resource Network...........................19 6 Commonly Used Acronyms 6.1 Departments/Agencies/Organizations..............20 6.2 Discipline...................................................................20 7 Travel Reimbursements 7.1 Traveler/Board Member Responsibility...............21 7.2 Additional Reimbursement Information............23 7.3 Travel Reimbursement Summary Form.............24 7.4 Travel Guide.............................................................. 24 Contents
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