| | Sec. A-20. 32 MRSA §7059, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, | §78 and affected by §80, is further amended to read: |
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| §7059. Suspension, revocation and reissuance |
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| | 1. Board or District Court revocation. The board may | suspend or revoke a license pursuant to Title 5, section | 10004. In addition, the board may refuse to issue or renew or | the District Court may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a | license on any of the following grounds: |
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| A. The practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a license | under this chapter or in connection with service rendered | as a licensed clinical, licensed master or licensed social | worker or, certified social worker - independent practice | or licensed human service provider; |
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| B. Addiction, as confirmed by medical findings, to the | use of alcohol or other drugs, which has resulted in the | licensed clinical, licensed master or licensed social | worker or, certified social worker - independent practice | or licensed human service provider being unable to perform | his duties or perform those duties in a manner which that | would not endanger the health or safety of the clients to | be served; |
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| C. A medical finding of mental incompetency; |
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| D. Aiding or abetting a person not duly licensed in | representing himself that person as a licensed clinical, | licensed master or licensed social worker or, certified | social worker - independent practice or licensed human | service provider in this State; |
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| E. Any gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct in | the practice of professional social work or human service | work; |
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| F. Subject to the limitations of Title 5, chapter 341, | conviction of a Class A, B or C crime or of a crime which | that, if committed in this State, would be punishable by | one year or more of imprisonment; or |
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| G. Violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule | of the board. |
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| | Any person may register a complaint against any social | worker licensed at any level or a licensed human service | provider. Any complaints shall must be in writing, shall must | be sworn to by the person making them and shall must be filed | with the secretary of the board. |
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