* § 13-d. Removal of providers from lists of those authorized to\nrender medical care or to conduct independent medical examinations. 1.\nThe medical society of the county in which the physician's office is\nlocated at the time or a board designated by such county society or a\nboard representing duly licensed physicians of any other school of\nmedical practice in such county shall investigate, hear and make\nfindings with respect to all charges as to professional or other\nmisconduct of any authorized physician as herein provided under rules\nand procedure to be prescribed by the medical appeals unit, and shall\nreport evidence of such misconduct, with their findings and\nrecommendation with respect thereto, to the chair. Failure to commence\nsuch investigation within sixty days from the date the charges are\nreferred to the society by the chair or submit findings and\nrecommendations relating to the charges within one hundred eighty days\nfrom the date the charges are referred shall empower the chair to\nappoint, as a hearing officer, a member of the board, employee, or other\nqualified hearing officer to hear and report on the charges to the\nchair. A qualified hearing officer, who is neither a member of the\nboard, or employee thereof shall be paid at a reasonable per diem rate\nto be fixed by the chair.\n Such investigation, hearing, findings, recommendation and report may\nbe made by the society or board of an adjoining county upon the request\nof the medical society of the county in which the alleged misconduct or\ninfraction of this chapter occurred, subject to the time limit and\nconditions set forth herein. The medical appeals unit shall review the\nfindings and recommendation of such medical society or board, or hearing\nofficer appointed by the chair upon application of the accused physician\nand may reopen the matter and receive further evidence. The findings,\ndecision and recommendation of such society, board or hearing officer\nappointed by the chair or medical appeals unit shall be advisory to the\nchair only, and shall not be binding or conclusive upon him or her.\n 2. The chair shall remove from the list of providers authorized to\nrender medical care under this chapter, or to conduct independent\nmedical examinations in accordance with paragraph (b) of subdivision\nfour of section thirteen-a of this article, the name of any provider who\nhe or she shall find after reasonable investigation is disqualified\nbecause such provider:\n (a) has been guilty of professional or other misconduct or\nincompetency in connection with rendering medical services under the\nlaw; or\n (b) has exceeded the limits of his or her professional competence in\nrendering medical care or in conducting independent medical examinations\nunder the law, or has made materially false statements regarding his or\nher qualifications in his or her application for the recommendation of\nthe medical society or board as provided in section thirteen-b of this\narticle; or\n (c) has failed to transmit copies of medical reports to claimant's\nattorney or licensed representative as provided in subdivision (f) of\nsection thirteen of this article; or has failed to submit full and\ntruthful medical reports of all his or her findings to the employer, and\ndirectly to the chair or the board within the time limits provided in\nsubdivision four of section thirteen-a of this article with the\nexception of injuries which do not require (1) more than ordinary first\naid or more than two treatments by a provider or person rendering first\naid, or (2) loss of time from regular duties of one day beyond the\nworking day or shift; or\n (d) knowingly made a false statement or representation as to a\nmaterial fact in any medical report made pursuant to this chapter or in\ntestifying or otherwise providing information for the purposes of this\nchapter; or\n (e) has solicited, or has employed another to solicit for himself or\nherself or for another, professio
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