36-2A-2. Health professional assistance program--Standards. A board may conduct, or contract for services with an entity to conduct, a health professionals assistance program to protect the public from impaired persons regulated by the board. The program does not affect a board's authority to discipline violators of a board's practice act.A health professionals assistance program shall include the following standards:(1)Program personnel qualified to manage mental health and substance use related issues and disorders;(2)Admission criteria;(3)Criteria for denial of admission pursuant to § 36-2A-8;(4)Program participation components;(5)Termination criteria; and(6)Successful discharge criteria. Source: SL 1996, ch 227, §2; SL 2013, ch 171, §2; SL 2021, ch 170, § 3.
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