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Summary of Board Actions
During its April 25-27,
2001 meeting, the Board voted to issue:
State of the Art Board Meeting
During the past fiscal year, the Board took several steps toward
restructuring its processes and seeking dramatic legislative changes
to strengthen its consumer protection role. One of the major administrative
changes was the complete transition to a paperless meeting. With
the aid of encrypted laptop computers, the board conducted a state
of the art paperless meeting using CD-Rom technology. The transition
to a computer-based system was the result of a one-time budget allocation
supported by the Arizona Legislature and Governor Hull.
Substantive Policy Statements
The Board approved a substantive policy statement (SPS) outlining
procedures for determining the effective date of Board Orders, Interim
Orders and Consent Agreements.
The Board also approved an SPS which delegated limited authority
to the Executive Director to grant license fee refunds when an applicant
does not meet statutory requirements and requests a refund within
two weeks of notification, when an applicant withdraws the application
within two weeks of the Board’s receipt of application, or
when a physician who has paid the renewal fee dies before a late
fee would be assessed and the family requests a refund.
The third SPS approved delegated limited authority to the Executive
Director to grant uncontested requests for reactivation of license,
provided that the physician meets the criteria outlined in statute.
Legislation
The Board was successful in passing its strongest consumer protection
bill in a decade. The bill provided a cease and desist provision
to suspend an aspect of a physician’s practice, an expanded
discipline provision for doctors who have sex with or make sexual
advances towards patients, defined new duties for Review Committees
and granted unprecedented authority to the Executive Director to
immediately refer any case to formal hearing that requires a full
evidentiary hearing. The elements of this bill provide for increased
accountability to the public and swifter complaint review and resolution.
Year 2000-2001 Meeting Dates
April 25-27, 2001
June 20-22, 2001
August 15-17, 2001
October 10-12, 2001
December 5-7, 2001
Next Full Board Meeting
The next Full Board meeting will take place June 20-22, 2001 at
the Board of Medical Examiners' Office: 9545 E. Doubletree Ranch
Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-5539 To get to the new office:
From the South- Take Interstate 101 to 90th Street and Pima
exit. Take right to Via Linda. From the North East West -
From the intersection of Shea and 90th St., head south on 90th St.
to Via Linda.
Take Via Linda east to 95th St. Head south on 95th Street until
you reach San Salvador Dr. Turn east on San Salvador Dr. then head
south on 95th Way. 95th Way will run into Doubletree Ranch Rd. The
office is the north white building at 9545 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.
An interactive
map is also available.
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