Section 515.165 Suspension, Revocation and Denial of Licensure

Section 515.165  Suspension,

Revocation and Denial of Licensure

In accordance with Section

515.160, the Director, after providing notice and an opportunity for an

administrative hearing to the applicant or licensee, shall

suspend, revoke

or refuse to issue or renew the license of any licensee where the preponderance

of the evidence shows one or more of the following:

a)

The licensee has not met continuing education or

relicensure requirements as prescribed by the Department

in this Part

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(A) of the Act);

b)

The licensee has failed to maintain proficiency in the

level of skills for which he or she is licensed

(Section 3.50(b)(8)(B) of

the Act);

c)

The licensee, during the provision of medical services,

engaged in dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct of a character

likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(C) of the

Act) (e.g., use of alcohol or illegal drugs while on duty, verbal or physical

abuse of a patient, or misrepresentation of licensure status);

d)

The licensee has failed to maintain or has violated standards

of performance and conduct as prescribed by the Department in

this Part

or

his or her EMS System's Program Plan

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(D) of the Act);

e)

The licensee is physically impaired to the extent that he

or she cannot physically perform the skills and functions for which he or she

is licensed, as verified by a physician, unless the person is on inactive

status pursuant to

this Part (Section 3.50(d)(8)(E) of the Act);

f)

The licensee is mentally impaired to the extent that he or

she cannot exercise the appropriate judgment, skill and safety for performing

the functions for which he or she is licensed, as verified by a physician,

unless the person is

on inactive status pursuant to

this Part

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(F) of the Act);

g)

The licensee has violated

the

Act

or this Part

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(G) of the Act);

h)

The licensee has been convicted (or entered a plea of

guilty or nolo contendere) by a court of competent juri

d safety for performing

the functions for which he or she is licensed, as verified by a physician,

unless the person is

on inactive status pursuant to

this Part

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(F) of the Act);

g)

The licensee has violated

the

Act

or this Part

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(G) of the Act);

h)

The licensee has been convicted (or entered a plea of

guilty or nolo contendere) by a court of competent jurisdiction of a Class X,

Class 1, or Class 2 felony in this State or an out-of-state equivalent offense

(Section 3.50(d)(8)(H) of the Act);

i)          The licensee has demonstrated medical misconduct or

incompetence, or a pattern of continued or repeated medical misconduct or

incompetence, in the provision of emergency care; or

j)          The licensee's license has been revoked, denied or suspended

by the Department.