(1) Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any licensee may surrender his or her license to practice as a psychiatric technician.
(2) Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to do so would be in the public interest, the board may allow a licensee to surrender his or her license to practice.
(3) The board shall not issue a license to a former licensee whose license has been surrendered unless the licensee meets all of the requirements of this article 295 for a new applicant, including passing an examination.
(4) The surrender of a license in accordance with this section removes all rights and privileges to practice as a psychiatric technician, including renewal of a license.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1576, � 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-42-115.7 as it existed prior to 2019.