The board may deny the issuance or renewal of a license, and may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter, if the individual:

1. (1) Procures or attempts to procure a license through fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or in violation of the provisions of this chapter and rules promulgated thereunder;
2. (2) Is unable to perform the skills for which the individual is licensed;
3. (3) Has engaged in unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as defined in § 36-4-30;

4. (4) Has been convicted of a felony that:

   1. (a) Has a direct bearing upon the individual's ability to serve the public in a capacity licensed by this chapter; or
   2. (b) Has been convicted of a crime that requires the individual to register as a sex offender in any state;
5. (5) Has had the individual's National Registry of Emergency Technicians or other health care certification or license encumbered for any reason;
6. (6) Provides emergency medical services without authorization from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner; or
7. (7) Fails to respond to an emergency while on call through willful disregard and not by a good-faith error or circumstances beyond the individual's control.

Source: SL 1978, ch 269 , § 31; SL 1992, ch 268 , § 19; SL 2005, ch 199 , § 8; SL 2024, ch 153 , § 26; SL 2026, ch 136 , § 6.