(a) The board, upon finding a surgical assistant has
committed any of the acts set forth in §184.15 of this title
(relating to Grounds for Denial of Licensure and for Disciplinary
Action), may enter an order imposing one or more of the following:
(1) deny the person's application for a license or
other authorization to practice as a surgical assistant;
(2) administer a public reprimand;
(3) order revocation, suspension, limitation, or restriction
of a surgical assistant's license, or other authorization to practice
as a surgical assistant, including limiting the practice of the person
to, or excluding from the practice, one or more specified activities
of the practice as a surgical assistant or stipulating periodic board
review;
(4) require a surgical assistant to submit to care,
counseling, or treatment by a health care practitioner designated
by the board;
(5) order the surgical assistant to perform public
service;
(6) require the surgical assistant to complete additional
training;
(7) require the surgical assistant to participate in
continuing education programs; or
(8) assess an administrative penalty against the surgical
assistant.
(b) The board may stay enforcement of any order and
place the surgical assistant on probation. The board shall retain
the right to vacate the probationary stay and enforce the original
order for noncompliance with the terms of probation or to impose any
other remedial measures or sanctions authorized by subsection (a)
of this section in addition to or instead of enforcing the original
order.
(c) The time period of an order shall be extended for
any period of time in which the person subject to an order subsequently
resides or practices outside this state or for any period during which
the person's license is subsequently cancelled for nonpayment of licensure
fees.
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