1. (a) Payment of an administrative fine shall be included among the options available for settling disciplinary allegations, and shall be included among the types of disciplinary sanctions imposed after notice and hearing.
2. (b) In cases where the board initially intends to limit disciplinary sanctions to an administrative fine, the board shall issue a notice of apparent liability describing the alleged offense, stating the amount of the assessed fine, and notifying the alleged offender that he or she shall pay or compromise the fine by a date certain or request that an administrative hearing be held. If a hearing is requested, the notice of apparent liability shall be withdrawn and a notice of hearing shall be issued.
3. (c) Nonpayment of a fine by a licensee in contravention of an order, agreement or promise to pay, shall be a separate ground for discipline by the board, and a basis for denying a subsequent license application, and a basis for judicial action seeking to collect the fine.

Source. #6929-B, eff 1-12-99, EXPIRED: 1-12-07 New. #8806, INTERIM, eff 1-23-07, EXPIRED: 7-22-07 New. #8960, eff 8-9-07; ss by #9340, eff 1-1-09; ss by #12031, eff 11-1-16