Rule 100-7-.06 - Incompetence, Board Sanctions and Felony Convictions(1) For the purposes of this rule, incompetence, board sanctions and felony convictions shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) practicing the profession of chiropractic while suffering from some mental or physical incapacity that renders the licensee unable to practice chiropractic with reasonable skill and safety to patients;(b) being subject to revocation, suspension, or annulment of the license to practice chiropractic by any lawful licensing authority, or by having other disciplinary action taken against the licensee by any lawful licensing authority, or being denied a license by any such authority;(c) being convicted of a felony in the courts of this State or any state, territory, or country; 1. "Conviction of a felony" as used in this Section shall include a conviction of an offense which, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony without regard to its designation elsewhere;2. for the purposes of this Section, a "conviction" shall be deemed to include a finding or verdict of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been sought.(d) violating any statute, law, rule, or regulation of this State, any other state, the Board, the United States, or any other lawful authority without regard to whether the violation is criminally punishable, which statute law, rule, or regulation relates to or regulates the practice of the chiropractic.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 100-7-.06
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-9-6.1, 43-9-12, 43-9-12.1, 43-9-16.
Original Rule entitled "Incompetence, Board Sanctions and Felony Convictions" adopted. F. Apr. 27, 2004; eff. May 17, 2004.