(a) Upon written complaint by any person or on the Arkansas Board of Animal Health's own motion and after notice and hearing as prescribed in the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the board may suspend any certification or revoke any certificate of qualification of the applicant, veterinary technologist, or veterinary technician specialist for the following conduct:(1) Solicitation of patients on behalf of a veterinarian or veterinary technician;(2) Solicitation or receiving any form of compensation from any person other than his or her registered employer for his or her employment;(3) Willful or negligent disclosure of a professional secret or discussing a veterinarian's diagnosis or treatment without the express permission of the veterinarian;(4) (A) Any offense punishable by incarceration in the Division of Correction or federal prison.(B) A copy of the record of conviction, certified by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be evidence;(5) Inability to practice as a veterinary technologist or a veterinary technician specialist with reasonable skill and safety to patients due to illness, the use of drugs, alcohol, narcotics, or chemicals, or as a result of any mental or physical condition;(6) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or procuring:(A) A certificate of qualification to perform as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist in Arkansas; or(B) An annual employment registration;(7) Impersonation of another person registered as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist or authorization of any person to use his or her certificate of qualification or registration;(8) Aiding or abetting the practice of veterinary medicine by a person not licensed by the board;(9) Incompetence, gross negligence, or other malpractice in the performance of duties, tasks, or functions assigned to him or her by a licensed veterinarian;(10) Incapacity or incompetence to perform as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist;(11) Cruelty to animals;(12) Failure:(A) Of any applicant or licensee to cooperate with the Department of Agriculture during any investigation, if the investigation does not concern the applicant or licensee;(B) To comply with any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum from the board or an order of the board; or(C) To timely pay certification or renewal fees; or(13) Unprofessional conduct or conduct that is detrimental to the best interests of the public.
(1) Solicitation of patients on behalf of a veterinarian or veterinary technician;
(2) Solicitation or receiving any form of compensation from any person other than his or her registered employer for his or her employment;
(3) Willful or negligent disclosure of a professional secret or discussing a veterinarian's diagnosis or treatment without the express permission of the veterinarian;
(4) (A) Any offense punishable by incarceration in the Division of Correction or federal prison.(B) A copy of the record of conviction, certified by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be evidence;
(A) Any offense punishable by incarceration in the Division of Correction or federal prison.
(B) A copy of the record of conviction, certified by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be evidence;
(5) Inability to practice as a veterinary technologist or a veterinary technician specialist with reasonable skill and safety to patients due to illness, the use of drugs, alcohol, narcotics, or chemicals, or as a result of any mental or physical condition;
(6) Fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or procuring:(A) A certificate of qualification to perform as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist in Arkansas; or(B) An annual employment registration;
(A) A certificate of qualification to perform as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist in Arkansas; or
(B) An annual employment registration;
(7) Impersonation of another person registered as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist or authorization of any person to use his or her certificate of qualification or registration;
(8) Aiding or abetting the practice of veterinary medicine by a person not licensed by the board;
(9) Incompetence, gross negligence, or other malpractice in the performance of duties, tasks, or functions assigned to him or her by a licensed veterinarian;
(10) Incapacity or incompetence to perform as a veterinary technologist or veterinary technician specialist;
(11) Cruelty to animals;
(12) Failure:(A) Of any applicant or licensee to cooperate with the Department of Agriculture during any investigation, if the investigation does not concern the applicant or licensee;(B) To comply with any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum from the board or an order of the board; or(C) To timely pay certification or renewal fees; or
(A) Of any applicant or licensee to cooperate with the Department of Agriculture during any investigation, if the investigation does not concern the applicant or licensee;
(B) To comply with any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum from the board or an order of the board; or
(C) To timely pay certification or renewal fees; or
(13) Unprofessional conduct or conduct that is detrimental to the best interests of the public.
(b) At the discretion of the board, a person whose certificate of qualification is suspended or revoked by the board under this section may be:(1) Recertified or reinstated by the board at any time upon written application to the board showing cause to justify recertification or reinstatement; and(2) Subject to civil penalties under § 17-101-311 as determined by the board.
(1) Recertified or reinstated by the board at any time upon written application to the board showing cause to justify recertification or reinstatement; and
(2) Subject to civil penalties under § 17-101-311 as determined by the board.