Section 08.11.080 - Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions on an audiologist(a) After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on an audiologist when the department finds that the licensee (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of practicing audiology;(3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner;(4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the person's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;(5) continued to practice audiology after becoming unfit due to(A) professional incompetence;(B) use of drugs or alcohol in a manner that affects the person's ability to practice audiology competently and safely;(C) physical or mental disability;(6) permitted another person to use the licensee's license;(7) employed a person who does not have a valid current license to practice audiology to perform work as an audiologist covered by this chapter;(8) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the department.(b) The department may not impose disciplinary sanctions on an audiologist for the evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of a person through audio, video, or data communications when physically separated from the person if the audiologist (1) or another licensed health care provider is available to provide follow-up care;(2) requests that the person consent to sending a copy of all records of the encounter to a primary care provider if the audiologist is not the person's primary care provider and, if the person consents, the audiologist sends the records to the person's primary care provider; and(3) meets the requirements established by the department in regulation.(c) The department shall adopt regulations restricting the evaluation, diagnosis, supervision, and treatment of a person as authorized under (b) of this section by establishing standards of care, including standards for training, confidentiality, supervision, practice, and related issues.Amended by SLA 2016, ch. 25,sec. 1, eff. 6/21/2016.