Section 844 IAC 11-4-6 - Reporting unprofessional conductAuthority: IC 25-34.5-2-7
Affected: IC 25-34.5-2
Sec. 6.
(a) A practitioner who has personal knowledge based upon a reasonable belief that another practitioner holding the same licensure has engaged in illegal, unlawful, incompetent, or fraudulent conduct in the practice of respiratory care shall promptly report such conduct to the respiratory care committee.(b) A practitioner who voluntarily submits himself or herself to, or is otherwise undergoing a course of treatment for addiction, severe dependency upon alcohol or other drugs or controlled substances, or for psychiatric impairment, where such treatment is sponsored or supervised by an impaired respiratory care practitioner committee of a state, regional, or local organization of professional health care providers, or where such treatment is sponsored by an employer, shall be exempt from reporting to the respiratory care committee as long as: (1) the practitioner is complying with the course of treatment; and(2) the practitioner is making satisfactory progress.(c) If the practitioner fails to comply with, or is not benefited by, the course of treatment, the practitioner and employer shall promptly report such facts and circumstances to the respiratory care committee. This subsection shall not, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, be deemed or construed to prohibit, restrict, limit, or otherwise preclude the respiratory care committee from taking such action as it deems appropriate or as may otherwise be provided by law.Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 11-4-6; filed Nov 14, 1991, 3:30 p.m.: 15 IR 584; readopted filed Nov 30, 2001, 10:25 a.m.: 25 IR 1322; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:35 p.m.: 20071031-IR-844070054RFA; readopted filed November 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-844130307RFAReadopted filed 11/12/2019, 9:11 a.m.: 20191211-IR-844190074RFAFiled 6/23/2023, 9:48 a.m.: 20230719-IR-844220326FRAReadopted filed 2/27/2024, 10:19 a.m.: 20240327-IR-844230772RFA