Kentucky Statutes 311.480 – Grounds for denial, refusal to renew, suspension, probation or revocation of license
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The board may refuse to license or renew, or may suspend, probate or revoke the license of any podiatrist or in addition to such punishment or in lieu thereof may impose a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense, upon proof that he:
(1) Has been convicted of a felony, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B;
(2) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor, if in accordance with KRS Chapter
335B;
(3) Has employed, hired, procured or induced a person not licensed to practice podiatry in this state so to practice;
(4) Has aided or abetted in the practice of podiatry a person not licensed to practice podiatry in this state;
(5) Has been granted a license upon a mistake of a material fact; (6) Has violated any provision of KRS § 311.390 to KRS § 311.510;
(7) Has become drug addicted;
(8) Has become a chronic or persistent alcoholic;
(9) Has developed such physical or mental disability, or other condition whereby continued practice is dangerous to patients or to the public;
(10) Has violated any order of suspension, or the terms or the conditions of any order of probation, issued by the board;
(11) Has engaged in, or attempted to engage in the practice of podiatry under a false or assumed name;
(12) Has willfully violated a confidential communication;
(13) Has acted in a grossly negligent or willful manner which is inconsistent with the practice of podiatry;
(14) Is unfit or incompetent to practice podiatry by reason of gross negligence or other causes including but not limited to being unable to practice podiatry with reasonable skill or safety;
(15) Has a license to practice as a podiatrist denied, limited, suspended, probated or revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds sufficient to cause a license to be denied, limited, suspended, probated or revoked in this Commonwealth; or
(16) Has engaged in conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 48, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 166, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 15. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 10. — Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 11.
(1) Has been convicted of a felony, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311.480
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor, if in accordance with KRS Chapter
335B;
(3) Has employed, hired, procured or induced a person not licensed to practice podiatry in this state so to practice;
(4) Has aided or abetted in the practice of podiatry a person not licensed to practice podiatry in this state;
(5) Has been granted a license upon a mistake of a material fact; (6) Has violated any provision of KRS § 311.390 to KRS § 311.510;
(7) Has become drug addicted;
(8) Has become a chronic or persistent alcoholic;
(9) Has developed such physical or mental disability, or other condition whereby continued practice is dangerous to patients or to the public;
(10) Has violated any order of suspension, or the terms or the conditions of any order of probation, issued by the board;
(11) Has engaged in, or attempted to engage in the practice of podiatry under a false or assumed name;
(12) Has willfully violated a confidential communication;
(13) Has acted in a grossly negligent or willful manner which is inconsistent with the practice of podiatry;
(14) Is unfit or incompetent to practice podiatry by reason of gross negligence or other causes including but not limited to being unable to practice podiatry with reasonable skill or safety;
(15) Has a license to practice as a podiatrist denied, limited, suspended, probated or revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds sufficient to cause a license to be denied, limited, suspended, probated or revoked in this Commonwealth; or
(16) Has engaged in conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 48, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 166, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 225, sec. 15. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 10. — Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 11.