§ 11832.16
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(a)The withdrawal of an application for a certification after it has been filed with the department shall not, unless the department consents in writing to the withdrawal, deprive the department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant for the denial of the certification upon any ground provided by law or to enter an order denying the certification upon any of these grounds.
(b)The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law of a certification issued by the department, or its suspension, forfeiture, or cancellation by order of the department or by order of a court of law, or its surrender without the written consent of the department, shall not deprive the department of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary proceeding against the program upon any ground provided by law or to enter an order suspending or revoking the certification or otherwise taking disciplinary action against the program on any ground provided by law.