Section 08.15.060. Disciplinary sanctions.

   (a) When the department finds that a licensee is guilty of an offense under AS 08.15.050, the department may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination:
        (1) permanently revoke the license to practice;
        (2) suspend the license for a determinate period of time;
        (3) censure the licensee;
        (4) issue a letter of reprimand to the licensee;
        (5) place the licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to
             (A) report regularly to the department on matters involving the basis of probation;
             (B) limit practice to those areas prescribed;
             (C) continue professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been reached in areas determined by the department to need improvement;
        (6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of the licensee.
   (b) The department may withdraw probationary status of a licensee if it finds that the deficiencies that required the sanction have been remedied.
   (c) The department may summarily suspend a license before final hearing or during the appeals process if the department finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A licensee whose license is suspended under this section is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings not later than seven days after the effective date of the order. The licensee may appeal the suspension after a hearing to a court of competent jurisdiction.

Authorities

8.15.020

Notes

References

AS 8.15.020 .020">Sec. 08.15.020. Qualifications for license.

History

(Sec. 3 ch 41 SLA 2014)