§ 36-12-11-23 — Disciplinary actions; conditions

A practitioner may be disciplined under
section 26 of this chapter if after a hearing the board finds any of the
following:
(1) The practitioner has:
(A) employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material
deception in order to obtain a certificate issued under this
chapter;
(B) engaged in fraud or material deception in the course of
professional services or activities; or
(C) advertised services in a false or misleading manner.
(2) The practitioner has been convicted of a crime that has a
direct bearing on the practitioner's ability to practice competently.
(3) The practitioner has knowingly violated a rule adopted by the
board.
(4) The practitioner has continued to practice although the
practitioner has become unfit to practice due to:
(A) professional incompetence;
(B) failure to keep abreast of current professional theory or
practice;
(C) physical or mental disability; or
(D) addiction or severe dependency upon alcohol or other drugs
that endangers the public by impairing a practitioner's ability to
practice safely.
(5) The practitioner has engaged in a course of lewd or immoral
conduct in connection with the practitioner's practice.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-12-23.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49.