The department may, after notice and hearing in accordance with chapter 1-26, impose probation, impose a fine, suspend, or revoke a registration certificate for multiple negligent or knowing violations of this chapter, or for a serious and knowing violation of this chapter, by the registrant or any of its agents.
The department may not:
(1) Impose a probation period that exceeds six months; or(2) Suspend a registration certificate for a period that exceeds six months, except for a serious violation of patient health and safety, in which case the suspension may not exceed one year.Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021.Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. TBD,s. 7, eff. 7/1/2024.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.