Section 1399.704 - Disclosure of ComplaintsThe Board shall maintain records showing the complaints received against doctors of podiatric medicine and, with respect to such complaints, shall make available to inquiring members of the public the following information:
(a) The nature of all complaints on file which have been investigated by the Board and referred for legal action to the Attorney General, including: (1) The date of the complaint;(2) A brief summary of the nature of the complaint; and(b) Under no circumstances shall the name, identity, or information that might lead to the discovery of the identity of the complainant be disclosed.(c) Information concerning the complaint shall be accompanied by the disclaimer set out in Section 1399.703(h)(2). If no action is taken by the Attorney General, records of the complaint shall be deleted from the Board's complaint disclosure system no later than one year after receipt of the decision by the Attorney General to take no action.(d) If a complaint results in legal action and is subsequently determined by the Board, the Attorney General, or a court of competent jurisdiction not to have merit, it shall be deleted from the complaint disclosure system.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1399.704
1. New section filed 4-15-2004; operative 5-15-2004 (Register 2004, No. 16). Note: Authority cited: Sections 803.1 and 2470, Business and Professions Code; and Section 6253, Government Code. Reference: Sections 803 and 803.1, Business and Professions Code; Section 6250, Government Code; and Section 1798.24, Civil Code.
1. New section filed 4-15-2004; operative 5-15-2004 (Register 2004, No. 16).