In reaching a decision on a disciplinary action under the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code Section 11400 et seq.), the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall consider the disciplinary guidelines entitled “Osteopathic Medical Board of California Disciplinary Guidelines of 1996” which are hereby incorporated by reference. Deviation from these guidelines and orders, including the standard terms of probation, is appropriate where the Osteopathic Medical Board of California in its sole discretion determines that the facts of the particular case warrant such a deviation--for example: the presence of mitigating factors; the age of the case; evidentiary problems.