Section 17-100-208 - Outside investigators(a)(1) The Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology shall contract with an outside investigator as needed to perform investigations and conduct inspections of alleged wrongdoing.(2) An outside investigator contacted under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall have expertise or background in the subject matter in which he or she is being contracted to investigate.(b) The duties of an investigator hired under this section shall include without limitation investigation and inspection of all complaints, as determined by the board, to determine whether a person has: (1) Practiced his or her profession in such a way as to endanger the general health and welfare of the public; or(2) Otherwise violated this chapter or rules of the board.(c)(1) The board shall file a report annually on or before December 1 with the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs for the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs' review.(2) The report shall include:(A) The number of complaints that have been filed;(B) A list of who has been investigated and the purported violation; and(C) A summary of the findings of each investigation.Added by Act 2023, No. 859,§ 53, eff. 7/1/2023.