(a) In reaching a decision on a disciplinary action under the administrative adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code 11400 et seq.), the Board shall consider and apply the Disciplinary Guidelines (October 2013) which are hereby incorporated by reference. The Disciplinary Guidelines shall apply to all disciplinary matters. Deviation from these disciplinary guidelines, including the standard terms of probation, is appropriate where the Board in its sole discretion determines that the facts of the particular case warrant such deviation, e.g., the presence of aggravating or mitigating factors; age of the case; or evidentiary issues.

(b) All probationers shall submit and cause each health care employer to submit quarterly reports to the Board. The reports “Quarterly Written Report (4/2011)” and “Work Performance Evaluation (02/2011)” shall be obtained from the Board and are hereby incorporated by reference.