North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33 - State Department of Health › Article 33-36 - Emergency Medical Services Personnel › Chapter 33-36-01 - Emergency Medical Services Personnel Training, Testing, Certifcation, and Licensure › Section 33-36-01-05 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of certification or licensure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification
				  or licensure of an individual who:
1.
				Has misrepresented to others that the individual is a physician, nurse, or
				health care provider other than the highest level for which they are certified
				or licensed.
2. Is incapable of
				properly performing the skills for which the individual has been certified or
				licensed.
3. Performs a skill which
				exceeds those allowed by the individual's level of certification or
				licensure.
4. Is under indictment
				for or has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony which has a direct bearing
				upon the individual's ability to serve the public in a capacity certified or
				licensed by this chapter, or has been convicted of a crime that requires the
				individual to register as a sex offender in any state. Individuals certified or
				licensed who are under indictment for or have been convicted of a misdemeanor
				or felony or required to register as a sex offender in any state must report
				the information to the department within two business days.
5. Has been found by a court of law to be
				mentally incompetent.
6. Failure to
				follow examination policies as a student, instructor, or course
				coordinator.
7. Diversion of drugs
				for personal or unauthorized use.
8. Performance of care in a manner
				inconsistent with acceptable standards or protocols.
9. Has attempted to obtain by fraud or deceit
				a certification or license or has submitted to the department any information
				that is fraudulent, deceitful, or false.
10. Has had the individual's national
				registry or other health care certification or license encumbered for any
				reason. Individuals certified or licensed as described in this chapter must
				report any encumbrance of their national registry or other health care
				certification or licensure to the department within two business
				days.
11. Has misrepresented to
				others that the individual is an employee, volunteer, or agent of an ambulance
				service, quick response unit, or rescue squad to offer emergency medical
				services.
12. Unprofessional
				conduct, which may give a negative impression of the emergency medical services
				system to the public.
13. As an
				instructor has failed to have emergency medical services training authorized as
				required or has not met required education standards.
14. Providing emergency medical or community
				emergency medical technician, community advanced emergency medical technician,
				or community paramedic services without authorization from a
				physician.
15. Has been found to be
				under the influence of alcohol or mind-altering drugs while on call, on duty,
				or during an emergency medical or community emergency medical technician,
				community advanced emergency medical technician, or community paramedic
				response or interfacility transfer.
16. Failing to respond to an emergency while
				on call or on duty. The failure to respond must be caused by the individual's
				willful disregard and not caused by a good-faith error or circumstances beyond
				the individual's control as determined by the department.
General Authority:
NDCC 23-27-04.3
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 23-27-04.3