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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.44.07.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="07" heading="Disposition of Complaint.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Complaints shall be referred to the Board’s Triage Committee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To the extent practicable, filed complaints shall be presented to the Board’s Triage Committee within 60 days of their receipt.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>To the extent practicable, the Board’s staff shall remove the respondent’s name and address from complaint before the documents are reviewed by the Triage Committee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The name and address of the respondent shall appear on documents that are referred from the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Triage Committee to the Discipline Review Committee; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Discipline Review Committee to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>After review of the complaint, the Triage Committee shall make recommendations to the Board’s Discipline Review Committee (DRC).</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Triage Committee may make the following recommendations to the DRC:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Dismiss the complaint;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Close the case with informal action;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Issue an advisory letter or letter of education;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Issue a cease and desist order;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Mail or deliver to the respondent a request for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A response to the complaint and a request for patient records;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A response to the complaint only; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Patient records only;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Refer the case to peer review for mediation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Refer the matter to the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Dental Well-Being Committee; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Dental Hygiene Well-Being Committee;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Refer the matter to another governmental agency or other regulatory agency;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Refer the matter for further investigation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Refer the matter to an administrative prosecutor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Request any other information or documentation from any person that the committee deems relevant to the disposition of the complaint; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Any other recommendation that the Triage Committee may make to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Participation in the Triage Committee is not a basis for recusal of a Board member, Board counsel, or the administrative prosecutor from further proceedings in a case.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>