Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 3 - Practice › Chapter 51 - Physician Acupuncturists, Licensed Acupuncturists and Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist › Section XLV-5113 - Causes for Action; Suspension, Revocation, Imposition of Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board may
				  suspend, revoke, or impose probationary conditions and restrictions on any
				  certification or license issued under this Part, upon a finding, following
				  hearing, that such individual is culpable of:
1. conviction of a crime or entry of a plea
				  of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal charge constituting a felony under
				  the laws of the Louisiana, of the United States, or of the state in which such
				  conviction or plea was entered;
2.
				  conviction of a crime or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any
				  criminal charge arising out of or in connection with the practice of
				  acupuncture or acupuncture detoxification;
3. perjury, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation,
				  or concealment of material facts in obtaining a certificate or license to
				  practice acupuncture or acupuncture detoxification;
4. providing false testimony before the board
				  or providing false sworn information to the board;
5. habitual or recurring abuse of drugs,
				  including alcohol, which affect the central nervous system and which are
				  capable of inducing physiological or psychological dependence;
6. solicitation of patients or self-promotion
				  through advertising or communication, public or private, which is fraudulent,
				  false, deceptive, or misleading;
7.
				  making or submitting false, deceptive, or unfounded claims, reports, or
				  opinions to any patient, insurance company, or indemnity association, company,
				  individual, or governmental authority for the purpose of obtaining anything of
				  economic value;
8. cognitive or
				  clinical incompetency;
9.
				  continuing or recurring practice which fails to satisfy the prevailing and
				  usually accepted standards of acupuncture or acupuncture detoxification
				  practice in this state;
10. 
				  knowingly performing any act which in any way assists a person who is not
				  certified or licensed to practice acupuncture or acupuncture detoxification, or
				  having professional connection with or lending one's name to an illegal
				  practitioner;
11. paying or giving
				  anything of economic value to another person, firm, or corporation to induce
				  the referral of patients;
12.
				  interdiction by due process of law;
13. inability to practice acupuncture or
				  acupuncture detoxification with reasonable competence, skill, or safety to
				  patients because of mental or physical illness, condition, or deficiency,
				  including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process or
				  excessive use or abuse of drugs, including alcohol;
14. refusal to submit to examination and
				  inquiry by an examining committee of physicians appointed by the board to
				  inquire into the certificate or license holder's physical and/or mental fitness
				  and ability to practice acupuncture or acupuncture detoxification with
				  reasonable skill or safety to patients;
15. practicing or otherwise engaging in any
				  conduct or functions beyond the scope of acupuncture or acupuncture
				  detoxification as defined by the Acupuncture Practice Act or these
				  rules;
16. the refusal of the
				  licensing authority of another state to issue or renew a license, permit, or
				  certificate to practice acupuncture or acupuncture detoxification in that
				  state, or the revocation, suspension, or other restriction imposed on a
				  license, permit, or certificate issued by such licensing authority which
				  prevents, restricts, or conditions practice in that state, or the surrender of
				  a license, permit, or certificate issued by another state when criminal or
				  administrative charges are pending or threatened against the holder of such
				  license, permit, or certificate; or
17. violation of any rules and regulations of
				  the board, or any provisions of the Act, as amended, R.S.
				  37:1356-1360.