Sec. 20-74g. Disciplinary action against a licensee. Grounds.
Sec. 20-74g. Disciplinary action against a licensee. Grounds. The commissioner
may refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license, or may impose probationary conditions, where the licensee or applicant for a license has been guilty of unprofessional
conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare or safety of
the public. Such unprofessional conduct shall include: Obtaining a license by means of
fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts; being guilty of unprofessional
conduct as defined by the rules established by the commissioner, or violating the code
of ethics adopted and published by the commissioner; being convicted of a crime other
than minor offenses defined as "infractions", "violations", or "offenses" in any court
if, in accordance with the provisions of section 46a-80, the acts for which the applicant
or licensee was convicted are found by the commissioner to have a direct bearing on
whether he should be entrusted to serve the public in the capacity of an occupational
therapist or occupational therapy assistant. The clerk of any court in this state in which
a person practicing occupational therapy has been convicted of any crime as described
in this section shall, immediately after such conviction, transmit a certified copy, in
duplicate, of the information and judgment, without charge, to the department containing
the name and address of the occupational therapist, the crime of which he has been
convicted and the date of conviction. The hearing on such charges shall be conducted
in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 20-74i. If any registration is revoked or suspended, notification of such action shall be sent
to the department. Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner may
appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. Such appeal shall
have precedence over nonprivileged cases in respect to order of trial. The Attorney
General shall act as attorney in the public interest in defending against such an appeal.
One year from the date of the revocation of a license, application for reinstatement may
be made to the commissioner. The commissioner may accept or reject an application
for reinstatement and may, but shall not be required to, hold a hearing to consider such
reinstatement.
(P.A. 78-253, S. 7, 11; P.A. 96-47, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 96-47 required any decision appealed from to be a "final" decision.