SECTION 490:10-5-5. Summary suspension

(a)   The Board may order a summary suspension of an administrator's license/certification or an intern/trainee Administrator-In-Training internship permit, if, in the course of an investigation, it is determined that the respondent has engaged in conduct of a nature that is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of one-or-more residents orto the health, safety or welfare of the public, or detrimental to the profession of long term care administration, and which conduct necessitates immediate action to prevent further harm.

(b)   The Board shall be charged with making the determination that an emergency exists and that a summary suspension is necessary, and shall incorporate in its Order that public health, safety or welfare requires emergency action.

(c)   Proceedings for revocation or other appropriate action shall be promptly instituted and a determination promptly rendered by the Board.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 1608, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2707, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1334, eff 7-1-12]