§460-12 Refusal, suspension, and revocation of license. In addition to any other grounds for denial of license or disciplinary action authorized by law, the board may refuse to issue a license, or may suspend or revoke any license at any time in a proceeding before the board for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Procuring or aiding or abetting in procuring a criminal abortion;
(2) Employing any person to solicit patients for one's self;
(3) Engaging in false, fraudulent, or deceptive advertising, including, but not limited to:
(A) Making excessive claims of expertise in one or more medical specialty fields;
(B) Assuring a permanent cure for an incurable disease; or
(C) Making any untruthful and improbable statement in advertising one's osteopathic practice or business;
(4) Being habituated to the excessive use of drugs or alcohol; or being addicted to, dependent on, or an habitual user of a narcotic, barbiturate, amphetamine, hallucinogen, or other drug having similar effects;
(5) Practicing medicine while the ability to practice is impaired by alcohol, drugs, physical disability, or mental instability;
(6) Procuring a license through fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit or knowingly permitting an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license;
(7) Professional misconduct, gross carelessness, or manifest incapacity in the practice of osteopathy;
(8) Negligence or incompetence, including, but not limited to, the consistent use of medical service in osteopathy which is inappropriate or unnecessary;
(9) Conduct or practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the osteopathic profession as adopted by the American Osteopathic Association;
(10) Revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action by another state of a license or certificate for reasons as provided in this section;
(11) Conviction, whether by nolo contendere or otherwise, of a penal offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of an osteopathic physician and surgeon, notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary;
(12) Violation of chapter 329, the uniform controlled substances law, or any rule adopted thereunder; or
(13) Failure to report to the board by a licensee, in writing, any disciplinary decision issued in another jurisdiction against the licensee within thirty days after the disciplinary decision is issued, or failure to report to the board by an applicant, in writing, any disciplinary decision issued in another jurisdiction against the applicant prior to the application or during the pendency of the application. [L 1921, c 14, §14; RL 1925, §1048; am L 1925, c 27, §5; RL 1935, §1403; RL 1945, §2864; am L 1947, c 185, pt of §1; am L 1949, c 120, §1; RL 1955, §70-12; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §460-12; am L 1969, c 139, §5; am L 1974, c 205, §2(20); am L 1985, c 197, §14; am L 1991, c 50, §1; am L 1992, c 202, §127; am L 1993, c 94, §5]