Sec. 20-206c. Disciplinary action. Grounds.
Sec. 20-206c. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The department may take any action
set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to section 20-206b fails
to conform to the accepted standards of the massage therapy profession, including, but
not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in the practice of
massage therapy; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities;
emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol,
narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any client record pertaining
to massage therapy; failure to make a written referral, as required in section 20-206b;
violation of any provisions of sections 20-206a to 20-206c, inclusive. The commissioner
may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if
the license holder's 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. Notice
of any contemplated action under said section, the cause of the action and the date of a
hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; 88-362, S. 8; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-202, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S.
4-6; P.A. 99-126, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 88-230 replaced "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" with "judicial district of Hartford", effective
September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993;
P.A. 92-202 replaced "certificate" with "license", effective June 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A.
88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date
of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-126 deleted reference to
Subsec. (b) of Sec. 20-206b and replaced "his" with "the license holder's".