54-3510. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE. The board, in accordance with the requirements of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, may, upon recommendation of the licensure board, refuse to issue a license or permit, refuse to renew a license or permit, or may suspend, restrict or revoke a license or permit, under such conditions as the board may determine, if the licensee, permittee or applicant for license:

(1) Has been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude or has entered a plea of guilty to, or been found guilty of, the commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;

(2) Obtained a license or permit pursuant to this chapter by means of fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts;

(3) Practiced dietetics under a false or an assumed name in this or any other state;

(4) Knowingly aided or abetted the unlicensed practice of dietetics;

(5) Engaged in the practice of dietetics in a manner that does not meet the generally accepted standards for the practice of dietetics within the state of Idaho;

(6) Divided fees or gifts or agreed to split or divide fees or gifts received for professional services with any person, institution or corporation in exchange for a referral;

(7) Failed to maintain the confidentiality of medical records or other medical information pertaining to identifiable patients, except as required or authorized by law;

(8) Engaged in any conduct that constitutes an abuse or exploitation of a patient arising out of the trust and confidence placed in the dietitian by the patient;

(9) Failed to supervise the activities of a provisionally licensed dietitian;

(10) Continued to practice as a dietitian when a license pursuant to this chapter was suspended, revoked or inactive;

(11) Practiced as a dietitian in violation of a voluntary restriction or terms of probation pursuant to this chapter;

(12) Continued to practice as a dietitian when registration by the CDR or its successor organization was not renewed or was suspended or revoked; or

(13) Failed to comply with a board order.

History:

[54-3510, added 1994, ch. 217, sec. 1, p. 678; am. 2017, ch. 294, sec. 10, p. 782.]