Investigation and hearings related to applications for license or certificate; grounds for denial of license or certificate.
1. The Board may hold hearings and conduct investigations concerning any matter related to an application for a license or certificate. In the hearings and investigations, the Board may require the presentation of evidence.
2. The Board may refuse to issue a license or certificate to an applicant if the Board determines that the applicant:
(a) Is not of good moral character as it relates to the practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers;
(b) Has submitted a false credential to the Board;
(c) Has been disciplined in another state, a possession or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in connection with the practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers;
(d) Has committed an act in another state, a possession or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in connection with the practice of counseling alcohol and drug abusers that would be a violation of the provisions of this chapter if the act were committed in this state; or
(e) Has failed to comply with any of the requirements for a license or certificate.
Last modified: February 27, 2006