North Dakota § 43-17.1-06 Powers of the board's investigative panels

North Dakota Statutes

§ 43-17.1-06 — Powers of the board's investigative panels

North Dakota § 43-17.1-06

Title 43Occupations and Professions

Ch. 43-17.1Board of Medicine Investigative Panels

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N.D. Cent. Code § 43-17.1-06 (2026).

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The board's investigative panels may:

1.Subpoena witnesses and medical or other records relating to the practice of any licensee under investigation. The confidentiality of the records by any other statute or law does not affect the validity of an investigative panel's subpoena nor the admissibility of the records in board proceedings; however, the proceedings and records of a committee which are exempt from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence under chapter 23-34 are not subject to this subsection.

2.Hold preliminary hearings.

3.Upon probable cause, require any licensee under investigation to submit to a physical, psychiatric, or competency examination or an addiction evaluation.

4.Appoint special masters to conduct preliminary hearings.

5.Employ independent investigato

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The board's investigative panels may:
1. Subpoena witnesses and medical or other records relating to the practice of any
licensee under investigation. The confidentiality of the records by any other statute or
law does not affect the validity of an investigative panel's subpoena nor the
admissibility of the records in board proceedings; however, the proceedings and
records of a committee which are exempt from subpoena, discovery, or introduction
into evidence under chapter 23-34 are not subject to this subsection.
2. Hold preliminary hearings.
3. Upon probable cause, require any licensee under investigation to submit to a physical,
psychiatric, or competency examination or an addiction evaluation.
4. Appoint special masters to conduct preliminary hearings.
5. Employ independent investigators if necessary.
6. Hold confidential conferences with any complainant or any licensee with respect to any
complaint.
7. File a formal complaint against any licensee with the board.