Certified ambulance operators; grounds for discipline

The commission may discipline any certified ambulance operator for any of the following causes by directing the bureau to deny, withhold, revoke, restrict, probate, or suspend a certification to operate as an ambulance operator; imposing fines and assessing costs; or otherwise sanctioning the ambulance operator:

(1) Fraud or any misstatement of fact in the procurement of any certification or in any other statement or representation to the bureau or its representatives.

(2) Conviction of a crime or offense which reflects the inability of the individual to carry out his duties with due regard for the health and safety of clients or patients.

(3) Entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal charge regardless of final disposition of the criminal proceeding, including but not limited to expungement or nonadjudication.

(4) Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habit, or other cause.

(5) Is mentally incompetent.

(6) Is habitually intemperate in the use of or abuses alcohol or habit-forming drugs.

(7) Is guilty of aiding or abetting another person in violating any provision of this Part.

(8) Continuing or recurring practices which fail to meet the standards of ambulance operators in this state.

(9) Endeavors to deceive or defraud the public.

(10) Is guilty of moral turpitude.

(11) Has violated any rules and regulations of the commission or the bureau or any provision of this Part.

(12) Intentional falsification of any document related to the procurement of any certification or license.

(13) Operating any vehicle in violation of state or local traffic laws.

(14) Revocation, suspension, or any restriction of the ambulance operator 's driver's license.

(15) Failure to maintain all current ambulance operator training standards as required by the bureau.

(16) Has had a certification or license to practice as an ambulance operator denied, revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted in Louisiana or any other state or territory of the United States.

Acts 2022, No. 644, §1.