Section 08.45.070. Disciplinary sanctions.

   (a) When it finds that a licensee under this chapter has violated AS 08.45.040 - 08.45.050 or is guilty of an offense under AS 08.45.060, 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 upon 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 attained 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 (AS 44.64.010) 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.

Notes

History

(Sec. 1 ch 56 SLA 1986; am Sec. 14 ch 163 SLA 2004; am Sec. 12, 13 ch 14 SLA 2005)