2005 West Virginia Code - §30-20-10. — Suspension or revocation of license or temporary permit.

§30-20-10. Suspension or revocation of license or temporary permit.
(a) The board may at any time upon its own motion, and shall upon the written complaint of any person, conduct an investigation to determine whether there are any grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license or temporary permit issued under the provisions of this article.
(b) The board shall have the authority to reprimand, enter into consent decrees, enter into probation orders, levy fines not to exceed one thousand dollars per day per violation, assess administration fees, suspend or revoke the license or temporary permit of any licensee who the board determines has:
(1) Used narcotic drugs, other controlled substances or alcohol to the extent that it affects his or her professional competency; or
(2) Been convicted of violating any state or federal law relating to controlled substances, which conviction remains unreversed;
(3) Been, in the judgment of the board, guilty of immoral or unprofessional conduct;
(4) Been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;
(5) Been declared mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(6) Obtained or attempted to obtain a license issued under the provisions of this article by fraud or willful misrepresentation;
(7) Been grossly negligent in the practice of physical therapy or in acting as a physical therapy assistant, as the case may be;
(8) Treated or undertaken to treat a human being otherwise than by physical therapy and as authorized by this article;
(9) Failed or refused to comply with the provisions of this article or any reasonable rule promulgated by the board hereunder or any order or final decision of the board;
(10) In the case of a physical therapist, employed a physical therapy assistant who is not a licensed physical therapy assistant; or employed or utilized a licensed physical therapy assistant or physical therapy aide without complying with the provisions of this article or the rules of the board; or
(11) In the case of a physical therapy assistant, practiced physical therapy other than in accordance with the definitional requirements of a physical therapy assistant as specified in subdivision (i), section two of this article.