Authority of Board to apply for injunctive relief.
1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Board, through its President or Secretary-Treasurer or the Attorney General, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction:
(a) To enjoin any prohibited act or other conduct of a licensee which is harmful to the public;
(b) To enjoin any person who is not licensed under this chapter from practicing medicine or respiratory care;
(c) To limit the practice of a physician, physician assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, or suspend his license to practice; or
(d) To enjoin the use of the title “P.A.,” “P.A.-C,” “R.C.P.” or any other word, combination of letters or other designation intended to imply or designate a person as a physician assistant or practitioner of respiratory care, when not licensed by the Board pursuant to this chapter, unless the use is otherwise authorized by a specific statute.
2. The court in a proper case may issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction for the purposes set forth in subsection 1:
(a) Without proof of actual damage sustained by any person;
(b) Without relieving any person from criminal prosecution for engaging in the practice of medicine without a license; and
(c) Pending proceedings for disciplinary action by the Board.
Last modified: February 27, 2006