Sec. 20-195d. Disciplinary action. Grounds.
Sec. 20-195d. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The department is authorized to
conduct investigations and take disciplinary actions as set forth in section 19a-17 for
any of the following reasons: (1) Fraud or material deception in procuring or attempting
to procure licensure; (2) illegal conduct, incompetence or negligence in carrying out
professional functions; (3) any occupationally disabling emotional disorder or mental
illness; (4) physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging
process; (5) abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals;
(6) fraud or material deception in the course of professional activities; (7) wilful and
significant falsification of entries in any hospital, patient or other record; and (8) violation of any provision of this chapter, any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter,
or any provisions of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 19a-14. The commissioner may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is the subject of an investigation.
The commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford
to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to section 19a-17.
(P.A. 85-507, S. 3, 5; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-271, S. 13,
40; 95-289, S. 4; P.A. 03-118, S. 5; 03-252, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 95-271 authorized the commissioner to order physical or mental examination and to petition superior
court for enforcement, effective July 6, 1995 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution
of "judicial district of Hartford" for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" in 1995 public and special acts, effective
September 1, 1998); P.A. 95-289 added reference to Sec. 19a-17, changed the Subdiv. indicators from letters to numbers,
added Subdiv. (4) re physical illness and aging and Subdiv. (8) re violation of Sec. 19a-14, renumbering the remaining
Subdivs. accordingly, and authorized the commissioner to order a reasonable physical or mental examination and to petition
Superior Court for enforcement; P.A. 03-118 and P.A. 03-252 added identical language making violation of provision of
chapter or of regulations ground for disciplinary action.