Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 14-4-6 - Methods of Discipline6.1. When the Board finds that any applicant is unqualified to be granted a license or finds that any licensee or permittee should be disciplined pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-8-1 et. seq. or rules of the Board, the Board may take any of the actions listed in W. Va. Code § 30-8-18.6.2. In addition to and in conjunction with the foregoing actions, the Board may make a finding adverse to the licensee or applicant, but withhold imposition of judgment and penalty, or it may impose the judgment and penalty but suspend or otherwise stay enforcement thereof and place the applicant, licensee or permittee on probation, which probation may be vacated upon noncompliance with such reasonable terms as the Board may impose. In its discretion, the Board may restore and reissue a license to practice optometry issued under W. Va. Code § 30-8-1 et seq., or any antecedent law, and as a condition of reinstatement, it may impose any disciplinary or corrective measure(s) provided for in this rule or in the W. Va. Code § 30-8-1 et. seq. The provisions of 14CSR4-6.2 shall not apply to revoked licenses.6.3. The Board may assess administrative costs to the licensee if the licensee is found to have violated the provisions of W. Va. Code § 30-8-1 et. seq. or the Board's rules, 14CSR. Any costs which are assessed shall be placed in the special account of the Board.