Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 100 - SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS
Subchapter 8 - PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT
Section 16-100-48 - Misconduct in the practice
Current through August, 2024
Disciplinary actions may be taken by the board for conduct that may result from but not necessarily be limited to:
(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtaining or using a license;
(2) Altering a license;
(3) Directly or indirectly employing any unlicensed person or any person whose license has been suspended, revoked, or expired;
(4) Permitting another person to use the license of the licensee;
(5) Using or promoting or causing the use of any misleading, deceiving, improbable or untruthful advertising matter, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, title, or any other representation;
(6) Falsely representing the use or availability of services or advice of a physician;
(7) Violating a federal or state law against discrimination;
(8) Being professionally incompetent;
(9) Committing fraud or deceit in the practice of speech pathology or audiology;
(10) Providing professional services to a person while the speech pathologist or audiologist is using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance or other drug that is in excess of therapeutic amounts or without valid medical indication;
(11) Prescribing devices, appliances, or products to a person so as to improperly or unnecessarily treat the person for financial gain;
(12) Wilfully making or filing a false report or record in the practice of speech pathology or audiology;
(13) Submitting a false statement to collect a fee;
(14) Obtaining a fee through fraud or misrepresentation;
(15) Being convicted of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;
(16) Being disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary authority of any other state or country or convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under this section;
(17) Falsely representing degrees and credentials;
(18) Offering, performing services, or both, without having the appropriate training, education and clinical experience; and
(19) Engaging in conduct or practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the speech pathology and audiology professions as adopted.
