311.572 Order to show cause -- Hearing.
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(1)The board may issue an order directing an applicant for a license or the holder of a
license to show cause why the applicant should be granted a license or the licensee
should not be disciplined, respectively, when:
(a)An applicant admits or is otherwise found to have committed an act which
constitutes a violation of the provisions of this chapter; or
(b)A licensee admits or is otherwise found to have committed an act in violation
of the provisions of this chapter in any document relating to the registration or
reregistration of a license.
(2)The order shall be signed by an officer of the board and shall state those violations
which the board believes to have been committed. The matter shall be assigned to a
hearing panel and shall proceed in accordance with KRS 311.591. The burden of
proof shall lie with the charged physician.
(3)The board may issue a provisional permit to practice medicine as provided in KRS
311.550(27) and the board shall not approve any application for licensure or
application for reregistration of an inactive license or provisional permit until a final
order on the matter has been issued.