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309.086 Revocation, suspension, probation, or restriction of license, certificate, or
registration -- Hearings -- Appeals.
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The board may revoke, suspend, place on probation, or restrict the license,
certificate, or registration of a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant; refuse to
issue or renew a license, certificate, or registration; and reprimand, admonish, or
fine a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant for the following:
(a) Fraud or deceit in obtaining licensure, certification, or registration;
(b) Transferring the authority granted by the license, certificate, or registration 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 license, certificate, or registration
fraudulently;
(f) Conspiring or combining with others to obtain a license, certificate, or
registration to be used by an unlicensed, uncertified, or unregistered 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 any 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 licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor,
certified alcohol and drug counselor, or registered alcohol and drug peer support
specialist, or an applicant for licensure, certification, or registration, hold a hearing
pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B before denying an application; refusing to renew a
license, certificate, or registration; suspending a license, certificate, or registration;
or imposing a fine. The affected party may appeal the board's decision in the Circuit
Court where the licensee, certificate holder, or registrant resides. The action of the
board shall remain in effect pending any appeals unless the board rescinds or
modifies its order.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 13, effective June 24, 2015. -- Created
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1996.
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