Section 5-25-14 - Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of licenseThe division has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued under this chapter or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof of the following:
(1) Conviction of a felony; and conviction of a crime arising out of the practice of veterinary medicine;(2) Addiction to narcotics, habitual drunkenness, or rendering professional services to a patient while the veterinarian is intoxicated or incapacitated by the use of drugs;(3) Knowingly placing the health of a client at serious risk without maintaining proper precautions;(4) Fraud or misrepresentation in any phase of procuring or renewing a license;(5) Unprofessional conduct, which includes the matters set forth in this section or other matters as further defined in regulations of the division;(6) Advertising designed to mislead the public;(7) Representing certain procedures are performed with greater authority or expertise;(8) Fraud or misrepresentation of treatment procedures or statements regarding the ability to treat;(9) Fee splitting or kickbacks of any kind, except where services are provided jointly;(10) Failure to maintain acceptable sanitation standards;(11) Malpractice, gross negligence, or wanton disregard of accepted professional standards;(12) Adjudication of mental incompetence;(13) Lack of fitness to practice by reason of mental or physical impairment or otherwise; or(14) Any other grounds to deny, revoke, or suspend a license as provided for in the rules and regulations.Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 401, § 5, eff. 7/13/2021.Amended by 2021 Pub. Laws, ch. 400, § 5, eff. 7/13/2021.P.L. 1985, ch. 531, §2; P.L. 1997 , ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2004 , ch. 467, § 1.