1.  A violation of any provision of this title or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto may be mitigated by any of the following circumstances:

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(a) The licensee or registrant self-reported the violation to the Board or an agent of the Board.

(b) For a violation committed by a licensee, the licensee has:

(1) Submitted to the Board a plan to correct the violation which has been approved by the Board or deemed approved pursuant to subsection 2; and

(2) Taken action to correct the violation.

(c) The licensee or registrant has made a good faith effort to prevent violations from occurring, including, without limitation, by:

(1) Providing regular training to the employees of the licensee or registrant which has been documented and which was provided before the commencement of an investigation by the Board concerning the violation; or

(2) Establishing, before the commencement of an investigation by the Board concerning the violation, standard operating procedures that include procedures which directly address the conduct constituting the violation.

(d) The licensee or registrant has cooperated in the investigation of the violation in such a manner as to demonstrate that the licensee or registrant accepts responsibility for the violation.

(e) Any other mitigating circumstance established by the Board by regulation exists.

2.  For the purposes of subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, if a licensee has submitted a plan to correct a violation and the Board does not take action to approve or reject the plan within 30 days after the date on which the plan was submitted, the plan shall be deemed to be approved by the appropriate agent of the Board.