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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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