32-1403.01. Licensees; profiles; required information; updates; civil penalty

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A. The board shall make available to the public a profile of each licensee. The board shall make this information available through an internet website and, if requested, in writing. The profile available to the public may not contain any information received from the federal bureau of investigation relating to a federal criminal records check. The profile shall contain the following information:

1. A description of any conviction of a felony. For purposes of this paragraph, a licensee is deemed to be convicted if the licensee pled guilty, pled no contest or was found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.

2. A description of any conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude that results in disciplinary action. For purposes of this paragraph, a licensee is deemed to be convicted if the licensee pled guilty, pled no contest or was found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.

3. All final board disciplinary actions.

4. Any medical malpractice court judgments and any medical malpractice awards or settlements in which a payment is made to a complaining party that results in disciplinary action.

5. The name and location of the licensee's medical school and the date of graduation.

6. The name and location of the institution from which the licensee received graduate medical education and the date that education was completed.

7. The licensee's primary practice location.

B. Each licensee shall submit the information required pursuant to subsection A of this section each year as directed by the board. An applicant for licensure shall submit this information at the time of application. The applicant and licensee shall submit the information on a form prescribed by the board. A licensee shall submit immediately any changes in information required pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of this section. The board shall update immediately its internet website to reflect changes in information relating to subsection A, paragraphs 1 through 4 of this section. The board shall update the internet website information at least annually.

C. The board shall provide each licensee with the licensee's profile on request and shall make valid and verifiable corrections to the profile on notification at any time by the licensee. A change made by a licensee to an address or telephone number is subject to the requirements of section 32-1435.

D. It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a licensee to provide erroneous information pursuant to this section. In addition to other disciplinary action, the board may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each erroneous statement.

E. If the board issues a nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee, the record of the nondisciplinary order or action is available to the public but may not appear on the board's website, except that a practice limitation or restriction, and documentation relating to that action, may appear on the board's website. On request, the board shall send within five business days, either electronically or by mail, information relating to any nondisciplinary order or action against a licensee to a person requesting the information.