311A.060 Sanctions for violations -- Disciplinary actions -- Criminal charges.
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(a)If it is determined that an entity or a member of emergency medical services
personnel regulated, licensed, or certified by the board has violated a statute,
administrative regulation, protocol, or practice standard relating to serving as
an entity or a member of emergency medical services personnel regulated by
the board, the office of the board may impose any of the sanctions provided in
subsection
(2)of this section. Any party to the complaint shall have the right
to propose findings of fact and conclusions of law, and to recommend
sanctions.
(b)For the purposes of this subsection, violation of " a statute, administrative
regulation, protocol, or practice standard relating to serving as an entity
regulated by the board, a paramedic, first responder, or emergency medical
technician" shall include violation of KRS 304.39-215 and conduct that is
subject to the penalties under KRS 304.99-060(4) or (5).
(2)The office of the board shall require an acceptable plan of correction and may use
any one
(1)or more of the following sanctions when disciplining emergency
medical services personnel or any entity regulated by the board:
(a)Private reprimand that shall be shared with each of the paramedic's,
emergency medical responder's, advanced emergency medical technician's, or
emergency medical technician's emergency medical services or related
employer and medical director;
(b)Public reprimand;
(c)Fines of fifty dollars ($50) to five hundred dollars ($500) for a natural person
or fifty dollars ($50) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a public agency or
business entity;
(d)Revocation of certification or licensure;
(e)Suspension of certification or licensure until a time certain;
(f)Suspension until a certain act or acts are performed;
(g)Limitation of practice permanently;
(h)Limitation of practice until a time certain;
(i)Limitation of practice until a certain act or acts are performed;
(j)Repassing a portion of the paramedic, emergency medical responder,
advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician
examination;
(k)Probation for a specified time; or
(l)If it is found that the person who is licensed or certified by the board has been
convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered an Alford plea to a felony offense, the
license or certification shall be revoked.
(3)The filing of criminal charges or a criminal conviction for violation of the
provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder
shall not preclude the office of the board from instituting or imposing board
disciplinary action authorized by this chapter against any person or organization
violating this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.
(4)The institution or imposition of disciplinary action by the office of the board against
any person or organization violating the provisions of this chapter or the
administrative regulations promulgated thereunder shall not preclude the filing of
criminal charges against or a criminal conviction of any person or organization for
violation of the provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations
promulgated thereunder.