2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .180   Licenses, causes for revocation, suspension or denial.

334A.180 Licenses, causes for revocation, suspension or denial. (1) The board may refuse to issue a license, or may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee if he has been guilty of unprofessional conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public. Such unprofessional conduct may include: (a)  Obtained his license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts; (b)  Has been guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the board, or has violated the code of ethics adopted and published by the board; (c)  Has violated any lawful order, rule, or regulation rendered or adopted by the board; or (d)  Has violated any provisions of this chapter. (2) The board shall deny an application for, or suspend or revoke, or impose probationary conditions upon, a license as ordered by the board in any decision made after hearing as provided in this chapter. One (1) year from the date of revocation of a license under this chapter, application may be made to the board for reinstatement. The board shall have discretion to accept or reject an application for reinstatement and may require an examination for such reinstatement. (3) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of a felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this chapter. At the direction of the board, the license shall be suspended or revoked, or shall decline to issue a license when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of the penal code allowing such person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the acquisition, information or indictment. History: Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 18.