| (a) If a complaint is not resolved informally, the staff may
commence disciplinary proceedings by filing formal charges.
(b) The formal charges shall contain the following information:
(1) the name of the respondent and his or her license number;
(2) a statement alleging with reasonable certainty the specific
act or acts relied on by the Board to constitute a violation of a specific
statute, Board rule, or Board order; and
(3) a reference to the section of the Act or to the Board's
rule, regulation, or order which respondent is alleged to have violated.
(c) When formal charges are filed, the executive director shall
serve respondent with a copy of the formal charges. The notice shall state
that respondent shall file a written answer to the formal charges that meets
the requirements of §213.16 of this title (relating to Respondent's Answer
in a Disciplinary Matter).
(d) The staff may amend the formal charges at any time permitted
by the APA. A copy of any formal amended charges shall be served on the respondent.
The first charges filed shall be entitled "formal charges," the first amended
charges filed shall be entitled "first amended formal charges," and so forth.
(e) Formal charges may be resolved by agreement of the parties
at any time.
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