The Board will follow the procedure for initiating and
processing complaints set forth in the Standard Complaint Procedure of the
Office of Licensing & Registration, Department of Professional &
Financial Regulation.
A. Written
Complaints. All complaints shall be in writing, shall be sworn to by the person
making it and shall be filed with the Office of Licensing &
Registration.
B. Other
Investigations. An investigation may be conducted based upon information other
than a written complaint, if such information provides prima facie evidence of
a violation of
32 MRSA
§503-A, et seq. or if the
information raises a substantial question regarding the qualifications of any
applicant or licensee.
C. Member
Request for Investigation. A member of the Board may file a complaint or
request an investigation, but such complaint or request shall serve to
disqualify the member from participating in the disposition of the matter. That
member shall be prohibited from discussing the issue with other members, except
as a witness, until final agency action have been taken.
D. Prohibited Communications. The members
shall not discuss, except with adequate notice to all interested individuals,
any specific case under investigation, or any case which may reasonably be
expected to be the subject of investigation, until after final agency action
has been taken, except in accordance with the complaint procedures set forth by
the Department of Professional & Financial Regulation's Office of Licensing
and Registration.
This rule shall not be construed to limit the members at
Board meetings from discussion among themselves or with the attorney assigned
to the Board. These rules shall be construed not to limit communications
regarding closed matters, investigations in general, inquiries regarding the
status of specific case, or other matters not relating to issues of fact or law
concerning a specific case.
