SECTION 485:10-12-4. Corrective Action Procedure

(a)   If the Executive Director determines that an individual has committed a violation for which a Corrective Action may be imposed, the Executive Director may give him or her written notice of the determination and recommendation for Corrective Action. The notice may be given by certified mail sent to the individual's address on file. The notice must:

(1)   Include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2)   State the recommended Corrective Action; and

(3)   Inform the individual of his or her options in responding to the notice.

(b)   Not later than the 20th day after receipt of the notice, the individual may:

(1)   Accept in writing the Executive Director's determination and recommended Corrective Action; or

(2)   Reject the determination and recommended Corrective Action.

(c)   If the individual accepts the Executive Director's determination and recommended Corrective Action the case is placed in monitoring for the time period identified in the Corrective Action Order, or until the individual completes the requirements of the Corrective Action Order, whichever occurs first.

(d)   The Executive Director may terminate Corrective Action proceedings and dispose of the matter as a disciplinary proceeding if the individual:

(1)   does not accept the Executive Director's determination and recommended Corrective Action as originally proposed or as modified,

(2)   fails to respond in a timely manner to the Executive Director's notice, or

(3)   having accepted the recommended Corrective Action, fails to timely complete the terms of the Corrective Action Order.

[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 162, eff 11-1-15 (emergency); Added at 33 Ok Reg 1026, eff 8-25-16]