Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 168.000 - Licensure Of Alcohol And Drug Counselors
Section 168.019 - Grounds for Revocation of License, or Refusal to Renew License
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.168
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) The Department may revoke a license or refuse to renew a license on the following grounds, each of which, in and of itself, shall constitute full an adequate grounds for revocation or refusal to review:
(1) fraud or misrepresentation in
obtaining a license, or its renewal;
(2) criminal conduct which the department
determines to be of such a nature as to render such person unfit to practice as
a licensed alcohol and drug counselor as evidence by criminal proceedings
resulting in conviction, guilty plea, or a plea of nolo contendere or an
admission of sufficient facts;
(3)
violation of any rule or regulation of he department governing the practice of
alcohol and drug counselors;
(4)
violations of ethical standards which the department determines to be of such a
nature as to render such person unfit to practice as a licensed alcohol and
drug counselor.
(5) Other just and
sufficient cause which the department may determine would render a person unfit
to practice as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor.
(6) Practicing alcohol and drug counseling
while the ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, drugs, physical
disability or mental instability;
(7) Being habitually drunk or being dependent
on, or a habitual use of narcotics, barbiturates, amphetamines, hallucinogens,
or other drugs having similar effects;
(8) knowingly permitting, aiding or abetting
an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license;
(9) Continuing to practice while his/her
license is lapse, suspended, or revoked;
(10) Practicing alcohol and drug counseling
deceitfully, or engaging in conduct which has the capacity to deceive or
defraud;
(11) Having been
disciplined in another jurisdiction in any way by the proper licensing
authority for reasons substantially the same as those set forth in
105 CMR 168.000;
(12) Conviction of Medicaid or Medicare
fraud;
(13) Cheating on or
attempting to compromise the integrity of any licensing examination for alcohol
and drug counselors;
(14) Refusing
to provide services to a person because of such person's race, creed, color,
gender, age, disability, national origin, or sexual orientation; and
(B) Other Grounds for Complaints against Alcohol and Drug Counselors. Nothing herein shall limit the Department's adoption of policies and grounds for discipline through adjudication as well as through rule making.
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