Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61K1 - Florida Athletic Commission › Chapter 61K1-4 - HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS FOR AMATEUR BOXING, KICKBOXING, AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Section 61K1-4.011 - Unprofessional or Unethical Conduct

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unprofessional or unethical conduct, for amateur sanctioning
				  organizations, as described in Section
				  548.071(4),
				  F.S., shall include:
(1) Making a
				misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation in or related to the
				practice of the licensee's profession;
(2) Misappropriating, misallocating, or
				mismanaging funds in relation to the practice of the licensee's
				profession;
(3) Delegating or
				contracting for the performance of professional responsibility by a person when
				the licensee delegating or contracting for performance of such responsibilities
				knows, or has reason to know, such person is not qualified by training,
				experience, and authorization when required to perform them;
(4) Falsifying or altering of records,
				applications, contracts, or other documents in the practice of the licensee's
				profession;
(5) Practicing or
				offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or accepting and
				performing the professional responsibilities the licensee knows, or has reason
				to know, the licensee is not competent and/or properly licensed to
				perform;
(6) Discriminating on the
				basis of race, creed, religion, sex, age, or national origin, in the practice
				of a licensee's profession as it relates to human rights and dignity of the
				individuals;
(7) Exercising
				influence on any person in the practice of a licensee's profession for the
				purpose of financial gain of the licensee or a third party;
(8) Failing to report in writing to the
				commission or to the department within 30 days after any officers, trustees,
				partners, directors, or owners is convicted or found guilty of, or entered a
				plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in
				any jurisdiction. A licensee must report the conviction, finding of guilt,
				plea, or adjudication entered before the effective date of this paragraph
				within 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph;
(9) Impersonating another licensed
				practitioner, or permitting another person to use his or her license;
(10) Providing false or incorrect information
				regarding the status of the license;
(11) Failing to perform any statutory or
				legal obligation or attempting to violate any statutory or legal requirement
				placed upon a licensee;
(12)
				Aiding, assisting, procuring, employing, or advising any unlicensed person or
				entity to practice a profession contrary to the chapter regulating the
				profession, or the rules of the department or the commission;
(13) Attempting to obtain, obtaining, or
				renewing a licensee to practice a profession by bribery, by fraudulent
				misrepresentation, or through an error of the department or the
				commission;
(14) Violating any rule
				adopted by the commission or the department;
(15) Improperly interfering with an
				investigation or inspection authorized by statute, or with any disciplinary
				proceeding;
(16) Repeatedly
				violating health and safety standards as laid out in these rules, or permitting
				other licensees or other individuals to repeatedly violate health and safety
				standards as laid out in these rules;
(17) Refusing access to an event or program,
				or full access to the site of an event or match, including dressing rooms to
				any individuals designated by the Department or executive director to conduct
				compliance checks or investigations;
(18) Having a license or the authority to
				practice a profession revoked, suspended, or otherwise acted against, including
				the denial of licensure, by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction,
				including its agencies or subdivisions, for a violation that would constitute a
				violation under Florida law. The licensing authority's acceptance of a
				relinquishment of licensure, stipulation, consent order, or other settlement,
				offered in response to or in anticipation of the filing of charges against the
				license, shall be construed as action against the license;
(19) Failing to report a change of address or
				other legally identifiable information to the Department within thirty (30)
				days of the date that the address or information was
				changed.
Rulemaking Authority
					 548.003 FS. Law Implemented
					 548.003(2),
					 548.071
					 FS.
New 3-14-13.