The board has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, or to discipline a licensee upon proof that the person:

(1)  Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring, or attempting to procure, a license or temporary license;

(2)  Is guilty of a felony or of a crime of immorality;

(3)  Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;

(4)  Is mentally incompetent;

(5)  Is incompetent or negligent in the practice of applied behavior analysis as determined by the Rhode Island applied behavior analyst licensing board;

(6)  Has not fulfilled the required continuing-education requirements as determined by the Rhode Island applied behavior analysis licensing board;

(7)  Has violated the ethical principles governing applied behavior analysts and the practice of applied behavior analysis, as adopted by the board and in force at the time a charge is made, provided that those ethical principles are a nationally recognized standard;

(8)  Has practiced as a licensed applied behavior assistant analyst or has performed the duties of a licensed applied behavior assistant analyst without proper supervision by a licensed applied behavior analyst pursuant to § 5-86-26;

(9)  Has had their license revoked, suspended, privileges limited, or other disciplinary action in another state or jurisdiction, including the voluntary surrender of a license; or

(10)  Has failed to furnish the department or its legal representative information requested by the board as part of a disciplinary action.

History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 318, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 338, § 1.