§ 6511 — Penalties for professional misconduct

New York § 6511

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law EDN: Education
• Title 8: The Professions
• Art. 130*: General Provisions

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§ 6511. Penalties for professional misconduct. The penalties which may\nbe imposed by the board of regents on a present or former licensee found\nguilty of professional misconduct (under the definitions and proceedings\nprescribed in sections sixty-five hundred nine and sixty-five hundred\nten of this article) are: (1) censure and reprimand, (2) suspension of\nlicense, (a) wholly, for a fixed period of time; (b) partially, until\nthe licensee successfully completes a course of retraining in the area\nto which the suspension applies; (c) wholly, until the licensee\nsuccessfully completes a course of therapy or treatment prescribed by\nthe regents; (3) revocation of license, (4) annulment of license or\nregistration, (5) limitation on registration or issuance of any further\nlicense, (6) a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars, upon each\nspecification of charges of which the respondent is determined to be\nguilty, (7) a requirement that a licensee pursue a course of education\nor training, and (8) a requirement that a licensee perform up to one\nhundred hours of public service, in a manner and at a time and place as\ndirected by the board. The board of regents may stay such penalties in\nwhole or in part, may place the licensee on probation and may restore a\nlicense which has been revoked, provided, in the case of licensees\nsubject to section two hundred thirty of the public health law, notice\nthat the board is considering such restoration is given to the office of\nprofessional medical conduct at least thirty days before the date on\nwhich such restoration shall be considered. Upon the recommendation of\nthe office of professional medical conduct, the board of regents may\ndeny such restoration. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section or\npursuant to subdivision two of section sixty-five hundred ten of this\narticle may be sued for and recovered in the name of the people of the\nstate of New York in an action brought by the attorney general. In such\naction the findings and determination of the board of regents or of the\nviolations committee shall be admissible evidence and shall be\nconclusive proof of the violation and the penalty assessed.\n