State of Maryland

A Health Occupations Investigator III is the lead level of work conducting investigations of health care practitioners licensed and regulated by the Maryland Department of Health’s Boards and Commissions.  Employees in this classification are also assigned the more technical and complex investigations.  Employees do not supervise other positions but provide technical guidance and direction to lower-level Health Occupations Investigators.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Health Occupations Investigator Supervisor or an administrative official.  Employees in this class may be required to work evening, weekend or holiday hours.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Health Occupations Investigator III is differentiated from the Health Occupations Investigator II in that the Health Occupations Investigator III is assigned more technical and complex investigations and assigns, reviews and approves the work of and trains lower-level Health Occupations Investigators while the Health Occupations Investigator II performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.  The Health Occupations Investigator III is differentiated from the Health Occupations Investigator Supervisor in that the Health Occupations Investigator Supervisor has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Health Occupations Investigators.

Provides guidance, direction and training in investigatory procedures and techniques to lower-level Health Occupations Investigators and reviews and evaluates their reports to determine adequacy of investigations;

Conducts investigations into allegations of misconduct or incompetence made against individuals licensed by the Maryland Department of Health’s Boards and Commissions in order to provide Board members and the Attorney General’s office with the information necessary to determine what action should be taken;

Gathers information from complainants, witnesses and respondents;

Conducts surveillance of individuals and on-site inspections;

Obtains signed statements when warranted;

Prepares subpoenas for obtaining physical or documentary evidence;

Secures evidence such as medical records, x-rays, photographs etc.;

Consults with Board members, Assistant Attorney General and staff physicians for assistance with technical matters;

Maintains records of all investigations;

Prepares clear and concise reports of completed investigations so that the Attorney General’s Office can prosecute the case if warranted;

Provides case preparation assistance to the Attorney General’s Office;

Testifies before various Boards at formal and informal hearings in order to present factual information obtained as a result of investigations conducted;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime, as provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.