(a) The board may recommend that the director impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee is guilty of any offenses described in § 5-39.1-10:
- (1) Revoke the license;
- (2) Suspend the license for any period of time;
- (3) Censure the licensee;
- (4) Issue a letter of reprimand;
(5) Place a licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to submit to any of the following:
- (i) Report regularly to the board upon matters that are the basis of probation;
- (ii) Continue to renew professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas that are the basis of probation;
- (6) Refuse to renew a license; or
- (7) Revoke probation that has been granted and impose any other discipline provided in this section when the requirements of probation have not been fulfilled or have been violated.
- (b) The board may recommend that the director reinstate any licensee to good standing under this chapter, if, after a hearing, the board is satisfied that the applicant’s renewed practice is in the public interest.
- (c) Upon the suspension or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, a licensee shall be required to surrender the license or registration to the director, and upon failure to do so, the director has the right to seize the license or registration.
- (d) The director shall make available annually a list of the names and addresses of all licensees under the provisions of this chapter, and of all persons who have been disciplined within the preceding twelve (12) months.
- (e) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 77, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 102, § 2.