Rule 4723-19-02 | Monitoring organization for safe haven program.
(A) The board shall enter into a contract with a monitoring organization to monitor licensees, certificate holders, and applicants participating in the safe haven program.
(1) The monitoring organization shall provide licensees, certificate holders, and applicants with a list of treatment providers approved to provide evaluations and treatment for the safe haven program.
(2) The monitoring organization shall, along with the treatment provider, review and determine whether a licensee, certificate holder, or applicant is able to practice according to acceptable and prevailing standards of care.
(3) The monitoring organization shall, along with the continuing care provider, review and determine whether a licensee, certificate holder, or applicant is eligible for release from continuing care, if applicable.
(4) At the request of the board, the medical director of the monitoring organization, or his or her designee, shall provide testimony in any disciplinary proceeding involving a licensee, certificate holder, or applicant reported to the board by the monitoring organization.
(B) The agreements between the monitoring organization and licensee, certificate holder, or applicant shall establish the monitoring terms including the minimum duration and the events which could lead to a longer duration.
(C) The medical director of the monitoring organization, or his or her designee, shall review each licensee, certificate holder, or applicant and make a determination as to whether the licensee, certificate holder, or applicant is released from monitoring.
(D) The monitoring organization shall, within seventy-two hours, report to the board any of the following:
(1) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant referred to the safe haven program who was found to be impaired and ineligible to participate in the program;
(2) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant who fails to attend an evaluation recommended by the monitoring organization;
(3) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant found to be impaired who fails to enter or complete treatment as recommended by the treatment provider and the monitoring organization;
(4) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant found to be impaired who fails to enter or complete continuing care as recommended by the treatment provider and the monitoring organization;
(5) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant found to be impaired who fails to enter into a monitoring agreement as recommended by the monitoring organization;
(6) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant who fails to comply with a monitoring agreement and that failure results in an imminent risk of harm to the public or the licensee, certificate holder, or applicant;
(7) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant who presents an imminent danger to the public or themselves as a result of their impairment; and
(8) Any licensee, certificate holder, or applicant whose impairment has not been substantially alleviated by participation in the program.
(E) The monitoring organization shall provide annual and quarterly reports to the board regarding the safe haven program.
(F) The monitoring organization, in coordination with the board, shall provide education to the licensees, certificate holders, applicants, and treatment providers regarding eligibility criteria and the board's statutes, rules, and policies regarding the safe haven program.
Last updated September 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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