Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 273 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN NATUROPATHY › Title 273 CMR 7.00 - Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions › Section 7.03 - Grounds for Board Action

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The Board may
			 take action against the license of a licensee based on one or more of the
			 following grounds:
(a) The licensee fails to
			 comply with any provision of M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 266 through
			 274;
(b) The licensee fails to
			 comply with any provision of 273 CMR, or any rule, advisory ruling or policy
			 adopted by the Board;
(c) The
			 licensee fails to comply with any order of the Board;
(d) The licensee fails to comply with the
			 terms of any Consent Agreement entered into with the Board;
(e) The licensee fails to comply with any of
			 the Standards of Conduct set forth at 273 CMR 5.02:
Professional and
			 Ethical Standards of Conduct for Naturopathic Doctors
;
(f) The licensee fails to comply with an
			 Order of the Commissioner pursuant to a Declaration of Emergency Detrimental to
			 Public Health made in accordance with M.G.L. c. 17, § 2A or pursuant to
			 such other authority as may be vested in the Commissioner;
(g) The licensee engages in conduct outside
			 the licensee's scope of practice, except as may be otherwise authorized by law
			 or licensing authority;
(h) The
			 licensee engages in conduct that violates recognized standards of
			 care;
(i) The licensee continues to
			 practice after the expiration, revocation, suspension, surrender or retirement
			 of his or her license, or after the licensee has entered into a consent
			 agreement in which he or she agreed to refrain from engaging in
			 practice;
(j) The licensee
			 knowingly permits, aids or abets an unlicensed person to perform activities
			 that require a license issued by the Board;
(k) The licensee fraudulently procures a
			 license, or its renewal;
(l) In
			 connection with any examination related to licensure, the licensee
1. impersonates or acts as proxy for another
			 individual;
2. discloses the
			 contents of any examination;
3.
			 compromises the integrity of any such examination; or
4. cheats, or assists another person to
			 cheat, on any such examination;
(m) The licensee knowingly provides false
			 information to the Board, either directly or through another person acting on
			 the licensee's behalf;
(n) The
			 licensee fails, without cause, to appear before the Board when so requested as
			 part of the Board's review of a matter concerning the licensee including, but
			 not limited to, an investigation, complaint or application;
(o) The licensee fails, without cause, to
			 provide a written response to a pending investigation or complaint or to
			 provide documents or other evidence in the licensee's possession or control
			 that may be relevant to the allegations, in accordance with 273 CMR 7.02(2) and
			 7.06(2);
(p) Another government
			 licensing or authorizing agency, within or outside the Commonwealth, imposes
			 discipline against any professional certificate, registration, license or
			 authorization held by the licensee for reasons substantially the same as
			 grounds for Board action in 273 CMR 7.00;
(q) The licensee falsifies, alters or
			 willfully makes incorrect entries or fails to make essential entries in patient
			 records;
(r) The licensee has been
			 convicted of a crime;
(s) The
			 licensee engages in conduct that demonstrates a lack of good moral
			 character;
(t) The licensee engages
			 in practice while his or her ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, drugs,
			 physical disability or mental instability;
(u) The licensee obtains or uses any drug in
			 an unlawful manner;
(v) The
			 licensee engages in behavior that is likely to have an adverse effect upon the
			 health, safety or welfare of the public; or
(w) The licensee engages in conduct that
			 undermines public confidence in the integrity of the profession.