460 IAC 2-3-18 - Grievances; decision of grievance committee; recommendation
Authority: IC 4-21.5-3-34; IC 12-12-7-5
Affected: IC 12-12-7
Sec. 18.
(a) The
grievance committee shall carefully review all documents and evidence presented
at the grievance hearing.
(b) All
grievance committee members present at the grievance hearing other than the
DHHS director may vote on the grievance. The grievance committee's decision
shall require a majority vote. If there is no majority following the vote of
the grievance committee members, the DHHS director shall cast a vote to
determine the majority.
(c) The
grievance committee shall submit a written recommendation to the DHHS director
that describes the complaint, the evidence considered, and the applicable
NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct standard.
(d) The DHHS director shall review the
grievance committee's recommendation and either adopt it, modify it, or
dissolve it. The DHHS director may remand the matter, with or without
instructions, to the grievance committee for further proceedings.
(e) The DHHS director shall issue a final
decision on the grievance thirty (30) days from the date of the grievance
hearing. One (1) copy shall be kept for the grievance committee's records, and
a copy shall be given to each party. If copies are mailed, they must be sent
via certified mail, return receipt requested.
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