Sec. 20-195ee. Disciplinary action. Grounds.
Sec. 20-195ee. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The Commissioner of Public
Health may take any disciplinary action set forth in section 19a-17 against a professional
counselor for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to conform to the accepted standards of the profession; (2) conviction of a felony; (3) fraud or deceit in obtaining or
seeking reinstatement of a license to practice professional counseling; (4) fraud or deceit
in the practice of professional counseling; (5) negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities; (6) physical, mental or emotional illness or disorder resulting in an inability to conform to the accepted standards of the profession; (7) alcohol
or substance abuse; (8) wilful falsification of entries in any hospital, patient or other
record pertaining to professional counseling; or (9) violation of any provision of sections
20-195aa to 20-195dd, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant to section 20-195ff.
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 said section
19a-17. The commissioner shall give notice and an opportunity to be heard on any
contemplated action under said section 19a-17.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 10, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; P.A. 97-311, S. 5.)
History: (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 public and special acts of 1997, effective September 1, 1998).