La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-9905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section XLV-9905 - Notice of Hearing; Complainant Anonymity

A. Upon the filing of an administrative complaint pursuant to §9903, the board shall docket the complaint and schedule the complaint for hearing before the board not less than 45 days nor more than 180 days thereafter; provided, however, that such time may be lengthened or shortened as the board determines may be necessary or appropriate to protect the public interest or upon motion of the investigating officer or respondent pursuant to a showing of proper grounds. In the event that the respondent's license, permit, certification, or registration has been suspended by the board pending hearing, pursuant to R.S. 49:961(C), evidentiary hearing on the complaint shall be noticed and scheduled not more than 60 days from the date of suspension, unless respondent waives convening a hearing during such period.

B. A written notice of the complaint and the time, date, and place of the scheduled hearing thereon shall be served upon the respondent by registered, return-receipt-requested mail, as well as by regular first class mail, at the most current address for the respondent reflected in the official records of the board, or by personal delivery of the complaint to the respondent. The notice shall include a statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held and shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the administrative complaint.

C. The notice shall also include the right to be represented by legal counsel of respondents selection and at his or her cost, and the right to face any complainant at an administrative hearing unless, following a review of all evidence relating to the complaint submitted by the DOI and respondent, independent counsel rules that the complainant may remain anonymous. The ruling of independent counsel relative to complaint anonymity may be overruled by a motion duly adopted by a two-thirds vote of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-9905

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 16:507 (June 1990), amended LR 34:1625 (August 2008), repromulgated LR 34:1905 (September 2008), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 46341 (3/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(B) and 37:1285.2.