36-2A-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Health professionals assistance program," a confidential program designed to monitor the treatment and continuing care of any regulated health professional who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, if the professional's mental health issues or substance use disorder is not appropriately managed;
(2) "Impaired," the inability of a licensee to practice his or her health-related profession with reasonable skill and safety as a result of mental health issues or substance use related disorders;
(3) "Participating board," a health-related licensing board listed in Title 36 which agrees with other health-related licensing boards to jointly conduct a health professionals assistance program. The program is available to participating health-related licensing boards in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, other sanctions which a health-related board may impose upon its licensees pursuant to disciplinary actions within its jurisdiction;
(4) "Program personnel," persons or contracted entities employed by, or contracted with, the health professionals assistance program service committee to provide services for the health professionals assistance program.Source: SL 1996, ch 227, § 1; SL 2013, ch 171, § 1.