Section 08.55.140. Disciplinary sanctions.

   (a) When it finds that a licensee has committed an act listed in AS 08.55.130, the department may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination:
        (1) permanently revoke a license to practice;
        (2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time;
        (3) censure a licensee;
        (4) issue a letter of reprimand;
        (5) place a 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 attained in those areas determined by the department to need improvement;
        (6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of a licensee.
   (b) The department may withdraw a limitation, condition, or probationary status if it finds that the deficiency that required the sanction has 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 welfare and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A person whose license is suspended under this subsection 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 person may appeal the suspension after the hearing to the superior court.
   (d) The department may reinstate a license that has been suspended or revoked if the department finds after a hearing that the applicant is able to deal in hearing aids with reasonable skill and safety.

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History

(Sec. 8 ch 131 SLA 1986; am Sec. 16 ch 163 SLA 2004)