Unless a disciplinary panel agrees to accept the surrender of a license, a licensed respiratory care practitioner may not surrender the license nor may the license lapse by operation of law while the licensee is under investigation or while charges are pending against the licensee.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 516, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Acts 2008, c. 328, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2013, c. 401, § 1, eff. May 2, 2013.