Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 576a › Section 20-576a-7 - Grounds for discipline

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
			 commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration of an
			 authorized collector or reverse distributor, place conditions on such
			 registration, issue a letter of reprimand, or take other actions permitted by
			 statute or regulation, including sections 20-579, 21a-8 and 21a-70 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes. Failure to renew a registration in a timely
			 manner shall not be a violation for purposes of this section. Any of the
			 following shall be sufficient cause for such action:
(1) Furnishing of false or fraudulent
			 information in any application or other document filed with the
			 department;
(2) Any criminal
			 conviction of the authorized collector or reverse distributor under any federal
			 or state statute concerning drugs;
(3) Any civil action under any federal or
			 state statute, or regulation or local ordinance relating to the applicant's,
			 licensee's or registrant's profession, or involving drugs, medical devices or
			 fraudulent practices;
(4) Failure
			 to maintain effective controls against diversion, theft or loss of controlled
			 substances or other materials placed in the collection receptacles by
			 authorized collectors while the rigid container is in the collection receptacle
			 and by reverse distributors, after receiving the rigid container from the
			 authorized collector;
(5)
			 Discipline by, or a pending disciplinary action or unresolved complaint, with
			 regard to any professional license or registration of any federal, state or
			 local government;
(6) Failure to
			 keep and maintain accurate records as required by sections 20-576a-1 to
			 20-576a-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies;
(7) Denial, suspension or
			 revocation of a license or registration, or the denial of a renewal of a
			 license or registration, by any federal, state or local government or a foreign
			 jurisdiction;
(8) False, misleading
			 or deceptive representations to the public or the commissioner;
(9) Involvement in a fraudulent or deceitful
			 practice or transaction;
(10)
			 Performance of incompetent or negligent work;
(11) Failure to maintain the entire
			 collection receptacle or pharmacy area in which it is located in a clean,
			 orderly and working condition;
(12)
			 Failure to cooperate or give information to the department, local law
			 enforcement authorities or any other enforcement agency upon any matter arising
			 out of conduct by or at an authorized collector or a reverse
			 distributor;
(13) Failure to comply
			 with any provision of sections 20-576a-1 to 20-576a-7, inclusive, of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or
(14) A violation of a statute or regulation
			 relating to drugs, devices or the practice of pharmacy of this state, any state
			 of the United States, the United States, the District of Columbia, the
			 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or insular possession subject to the
			 jurisdiction of the United States or a foreign jurisdiction.