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NOTICE OF AGENCY The Arizona Board of Medical Examiners 1. Title of the guidance document or subject of the substantive policy
statement and the guidance document number or substantive policy statement
number by which the document or policy statement is referenced:
2. Date of the application of the guidance documents or the date the substantive policy statement was issued and the effective date of the document or policy statement if different from the publication or issuance date:
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Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
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Stage in the Process
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Notice to Complainant | Notice to Physician | Notice to Board | Notice to State (A.G.’s) | |
Receipt of Complaint | Notice Required by Law?
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No |
Yes, “as soon as reasonable” (A.R.S.§32-1451) | No |
No |
Notice Provided by Board? | Yes (Exhibit 1) | Yes (Exhibit 2) | No | No | |
Investigation | Notice Required By Law? | No |
No | No | No |
Notice Provided by Board? | Yes, periodically during the investigation | Yes, periodically during the investigation | No | No | |
Board Meeting for Complaint Discussion | Notice Required by Law? | No |
No |
Yes, not less than 24 hours
(A.R.S.§38-431.02) |
No |
Notice Provided by Board? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Formal interview | Notice Required by Law?
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No |
Yes, generally at leas 20 days notice pursuant to A.R.S. §41-1061(A). | Yes, as above for Board
Meeting |
No |
Notice Provided by Board? | No 1 | Yes, generally at least 20 days notice pursuant to A.R.S. §41-1061(A). (Exibit 4) | Yes, as above for Board Meeting | Yes | |
Formal Hearing before Hearing Officer | Notice Required by Law?
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No |
Yes, at least 20 days (A.R.S. §41-1061(A) | No |
Yes, at least 20 days (A.R.S.§41-106(A))
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Notice Provided by Board? | No 1 | Yes | No | Yes | |
Board Consideration of Hearing Officer’s Report at a Formal Hearing | Notice Required by Law? | No | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, as for Board Meeting |
Notice Provided by Board? | No 1 | Yes, generally 20 days | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, generally 20 days | |
Oral Argument on Motion for Rehearing or Review | Notice Required by Law? | No | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, as for Board Meeting |
Notice Provided by Board? | No1 | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, as for Board Meeting | Yes, as for Board Meeting | |
Rehearing Before Hearing Officer | Notice Required by Law? | No | Yes, at least 20 days (A.R.S.§41-1061(A)) | No | Yes, at least 20 days (A.R.S. §41-1061(A)) |
Notice Provided by Board? | No 1 | Yes | No | Yes | |
Final Decision | Notice Required by Law? | No | No 2 | No | No |
Notice Provided by Board? | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Results of Any Appeals | Notice Required by Law? | No | No | No | No |
Notice Provided by Board? | No 1 | No (Provided by Doctor’s Attorney) | No | No |
1 The Board notifies complainants of
Informal Interviews, Hearings and Rehearings even though not required
by law.
2 There are no specific notice requirements,
but the Board’s final decisions/Orders in contested cases are required
to be served on the doctor by personal delivery to the doctor or by
certified mail to the doctor’s last known address of record. There is
no specific time frame in which the decision must be served.