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limited to, a decision to impose a civil penalty or to refuse to | | issue or renew a license or to modify, suspend or revoke a license | | of a person, service or vehicle, may be predicated on the following | | grounds: |
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| | | A. Fraud or deceit in obtaining a license under this | | chapter or in connection with service rendered within the | | scope of the license issued; |
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| | | B. Habitual substance abuse that has resulted or is | | foreseeably likely to result in the licensee performing | | services in a manner that endangers the health or safety of | | the licensee's patients; |
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| | | C. A professional diagnosis of a mental or physical | | condition that has affected or is likely to affect the | | licensee's performance in a manner that endangers the health | | or safety of the licensee's patients; |
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| | | D. Aiding or abetting the practice of emergency care by a | | person not duly licensed under this chapter who purports to | | be so; |
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| | | E. Incompetent professional practice as evidenced by: |
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| | | (1) Demonstrated inability to respond appropriately to a | | client, patient or the general public; or |
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| | | (2) Inability to apply principles, skills or knowledge | | necessary to successfully carry out the practice for | | which the licensee is licensed; |
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| | | F. Violation of any reasonable standard of professional | | behavior, conduct or practice that has been established in | | the practice for which the licensee is licensed; |
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| | | G. Subject to the limitations of Title 5, chapter 341, | | conviction of a crime that involves dishonesty or false | | statement, conviction of a crime that relates directly to | | the practice for which the licensee is licensed, conviction | | of a crime for which incarceration for one year or more may | | be imposed or conviction of a crime defined in Title 17-A, | | chapter 11 or 45; |
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| | | H. Any violation of this chapter or any rule adopted by the | | board; or |
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| | | I. For other purposes as specified by rules or law. |
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