340.212. Record of board proceedings--list of persons licensed, suspended, revoked, disciplined, forwarding of lists--reports of final disciplinary actions--immunity.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

340.212. Record of board proceedings--list of persons licensed, suspended, revoked, disciplined, forwarding of lists--reports of final disciplinary actions--immunity.

Record of board proceedings--list of persons licensed, suspended,revoked, disciplined, forwarding of lists--reports of finaldisciplinary actions--immunity.

340.212. 1. The board shall cause the executive director to prepareand maintain a written record of all board proceedings whether or not suchproceedings are formal, informal, open or closed to the public. Allrecords so prepared and maintained and other documents or reportsincorporated therein shall be open to the public except where specificallyrequired or allowed to be closed to the public pursuant to chapter 610,RSMo.

2. Other provisions of section 324.001, RSMo, to the contrarynotwithstanding, the board shall publish a list of the names and addressesof all persons who hold licenses under the provisions of sections 340.200to 340.330, and shall publish a list of all persons whose licenses havebeen suspended, revoked, surrendered, restricted, denied, withheld, orotherwise disciplined, whether voluntarily or not. The board shall mail acopy of such list to any person, agency or professional association uponrequest and payment of a fee necessary for photocopying and postage asestablished by board rule. The board may forward such lists at no chargeand upon its own motion for the purpose of voluntary interstate exchange ofinformation or to other administrative or law enforcement agencies actingwithin the scope of their statutory authority, whether the same beinterstate or intrastate.

3. Other provisions of section 324.001, RSMo, to the contrarynotwithstanding, the board shall prepare and make available to the public areport upon the final disciplinary actions taken by the board or denial oflicensure. Such report shall set forth findings of fact, grounds for suchdenial or discipline, names of board members who were present, and anyresulting order or directive of the board; the same to apply whether or notdiscipline or denial is voluntarily agreed to by the licensee or applicant.Whenever a person possessing a license voluntarily enters chemical oralcohol treatment and monitoring programs for purposes of rehabilitation byinformal agreement with the board, the action shall not be reported withany other actions taken or agreed to between the board and the licensee orapplicant.

4. Where the board does not recommend disciplinary action, a reportstating that no action is recommended shall be prepared and forwarded tothe complaining party and the licensee or applicant.

5. Members of the board or employees of the board shall be immunefrom any suit predicated on the publication of information, reports orlists required by this section.