Health professionals not charged with crimes could keep practicing while appealing license actions

A board's action against a license would be automatically stayed, and the professional could keep practicing without further contact with the board on that matter. This applies to health professionals when a health profession regulatory board makes a decision that is detrimental to their continued practice and they have not been charged with a crime. The professional must still deal with the board for the appeals process and for annual license renewal. The pause lasts until the board sends the required case information to the Office of Administrative Hearings, or the professional accepts the decision or the appeal is finally decided. The board's information is due within 30 days after its decision.

A health professional who is charged with a crime and receives a harmful licensing decision would have to stop practicing right away. This applies to health professionals charged with a crime when a health profession regulatory board makes a decision detrimental to their continued practice. The professional must stop practicing until they are acquitted or convicted.

A board would have to send the Office of Administrative Hearings the professional's identifying details, the charges, and a signed affidavit listing specific, concrete, and verifiable violations. This applies to health profession regulatory boards after a decision against a health professional's license that is not tied to a criminal charge. The filing must include the professional's name, license number, and first license date, and the specific elements of the alleged violation. It must include the written notice of charges and an affidavit signed by the board's executive director that cites the relevant laws and rules and the specific events alleged. Accusations must be specific and show violations of the cited laws or rules. The filing is due within 30 days after the board's decision.

The discipline rules for chiropractors and naturopathic doctors include conduct that poses a direct threat to a patient's life, health, or safety. This applies to licensed chiropractors and licensed naturopathic doctors. The printing mixes older wording, about conduct likely to deceive patients or discredit the profession, with the direct threat wording, so the final standard cannot be stated.