La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § VIII-602

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VIII-602 - Complaints

A. A complaint is defined as the receipt of any information by the board indicating that there may be grounds for disciplinary action against a behavior analyst, or any other individual working under a behavior analyst's legal functioning authority, under the provisions of 37:3712, or other applicable law, regulation or rule.

B. Upon receipt of a complaint, the board may initiate and take such action, as it deems appropriate.

C. Complaints may be initiated by any person or by the board on its own initiative.

D. Upon receipt of complaints from other persons, the board will make available the required investigation form(s) to said person(s). Ordinarily, the board will not take additional action until the form is satisfactorily completed.

1. Except under unusual circumstances, the board will take no action on anonymous complaints.

2. If the information furnished in the request for investigation form is not sufficient, the board may request additional information before further considering the complaint.

E. The investigation form(s) shall be addressed confidential to the complaints committee of the board and sent to the board office.

F. All complaints received shall be assigned a sequentially ordered complaint number, which shall be utilized in all official references.

G. The board's complaints coordinator shall determine whether the complaint warrants further investigation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § VIII-602

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Behavior Analyst Board, LR 401931 (10/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3704 and R.S. 37:3712.