(a) DSHS may deny an application for a license or registration,
modify a license or registration, reprimand a licensee or registrant,
suspend or revoke a licensee or registration, or suspend a license
or registration on an emergency basis if it finds that a person regulated
under the Act:
(1) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license,
registration, or contract to perform an asbestos-related activity
by fraud, deception, submission of a false statement or material misrepresentation,
or submission of invalid documentation;
(2) has falsified a record or submitted or allowed
to be submitted, a falsified record required by a federal agency or
by DSHS in connection with an asbestos-related activity or licensure,
registration, or accreditation for such an activity;
(3) has refused to provide information requested by
DSHS; or
(4) has been convicted within the past five years of
a felony or misdemeanor arising from an asbestos-related activity;
(5) has violated a federal or state law, rule, standard
or order regarding asbestos-related activities, including any violation
of this chapter, the Act, or an order issued under the Act;
(6) has failed to maintain any record required by DSHS
in connection with an asbestos-related activity;
(7) has failed at any time to meet the qualifications
for a license or registration;
(8) has failed to comply with the requirements of a
probation period imposed under this subchapter; or
(9) has failed to pay a required or assessed fee, as
required in this chapter.
(b) A person whose license or registration application
was denied or whose license or registration was suspended or revoked
may reapply for a license or registration subject to the following
conditions.
(1) A person who has had an application for a license
or registration denied, or has had a license or registration suspended
or revoked under subsection (a)(1) - (5), (8), or (9) of this section
is ineligible to reapply for a license or registration before three
years after the date of the denial, suspension, or revocation order.
(2) A person who has had an application for a license
or registration denied or has had a license or registration suspended
or revoked under subsection (a)(6) of this section may reapply for
a license one year after the date of the denial, suspension, or revocation
order.
(3) A person who has had an application for a license
or registration denied or has had a license or registration suspended
or revoked under subsection (a)(7) of this section may reapply for
a license or registration after the person meets all qualifications
for a license.
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