1. (A) The board may revoke, suspend, publicly or privately reprimand, or restrict a licensee or otherwise discipline a licensee when it is established to the satisfaction of the board that a licensee has:

   1. (1) uttered a false or fraudulent statement or forged a statement or document or committed or practiced a fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest act in connection with license requirements;
   2. (2) been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude. Forfeiture of a bond or a plea of nolo contendere is the equivalent of a conviction;
   3. (3) violated a regulation, directive, or order of the board;
   4. (4) knowingly performed an act which substantially assists a person to practice counseling or marriage and family therapy illegally;
   5. (5) caused to be published or circulated directly or indirectly fraudulent, false, or misleading statements as to the skills or methods or practice of a license holder when malice is shown;
   6. (6) failed to provide and maintain reasonable sanitary facilities;
   7. (7) sustained physical or mental impairment or disability which renders practice dangerous to the public;
   8. (8) violated the code of ethics adopted by the board in regulations;
   9. (9) obtained fees or assisted in obtaining fees under deceptive, false, or fraudulent circumstances;
   10. (10) used an intentionally false or fraudulent statement in a document connected with the practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy;
   11. (11) been found by the board to lack the professional competence to practice;
   12. (12) practiced during the time his license has lapsed or been suspended or revoked;
   13. (13) practiced the profession or occupation while under the influence of alcohol or drugs or uses alcohol or drugs to such a degree as to render him unfit to practice his profession or occupation.
2. (B) In addition to other remedies and actions incorporated in this chapter, the license of a licensee adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction must be suspended automatically by the board until the licensee is adjudged competent by a court of competent jurisdiction.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 396, Section 8.