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309.086 Revocation, suspension, probation, or restriction of certificate -Hearings -- Appeals.
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The board may revoke, suspend, place on probation, or restrict the certificate
of a certificate holder; refuse to issue or renew a certificate; and reprimand,
admonish, or fine a certificate holder for the following:
(a) Fraud or deceit in obtaining certification;
(b) Transferring the authority granted by the certificate to another person;
(c) Using unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive trade practices;
(d) Willfully or deliberately disregarding professional standards of practice or
violating the code of ethics;
(e) Aiding and abetting a person who obtains a certificate fraudulently;
(f) Conspiring or combining with others to obtain a certificate to be used by
an uncertified person with the intent to evade the provisions of KRS
309.080 to 309.089 and administrative regulations promulgated pursuant
to those sections;
(g) Negligence or incompetence in complying with the applicable code of
ethics and standards of practice or failure to comply with continuing
education requirements;
(h) Violating KRS 309.080 to 309.089 and administrative regulations
promulgated pursuant to those sections; or
(i) Being convicted of a felony or any other crime in which an element of the
crime is dishonesty or fraud, under the laws of any state or the United
States within the past three (3) years.
The board shall, upon the request of a certified alcohol and drug counselor or
an applicant for certification as an alcohol and drug counselor, hold a hearing
pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B before denying an application for certification,
refusing to renew a certificate, suspending a certificate, or imposing a fine. The
affected party may appeal the board's decision in the Circuit Court where the
certificate holder resides. The action of the board shall remain in effect pending
any appeals unless the board rescinds or modifies its order.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1996.
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