Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1881

and drug counselor license - Other discipline - Misconduct of

licensee.

A. The Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors

may deny, revoke, suspend, place on probation or otherwise sanction

the holder of or candidate for any certificate or license issued

pursuant to the provisions of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug

Counselors Act to a certified or licensed alcohol and drug

counselor, or withdraw its acceptance of a licensed or certified

alcohol and drug counselor candidate if the person has:

1. Been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a

felony;

2. Been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a

misdemeanor determined to be of such a nature as to render the

person convicted unfit to practice alcohol and drug counseling;

3. Been found by the Board to have a substance abuse or co-

occurring disorder and not be in recovery or to have relapsed from

recovery;

4. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services

rendered or in establishing needed qualifications pursuant to the

provisions of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug counselors Act;

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5. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not certified or

licensed pursuant to these provisions in representing himself or

herself as a certified or licensed alcohol and drug counselor in

this state;

6. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by rules

promulgated by the Board;

7. Engaged in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance

of his or her duties; or

8. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a

certificate or license.

B. No certificate or license shall be suspended or revoked, nor

shall a certified or licensed alcohol and drug counselor be placed

on probation or subjected to an administrative penalty until notice

is served upon the certified or licensed alcohol and drug counselor

and an opportunity for a hearing is provided in conformity with

Article II of the Administrative Procedures Act.

C. In addition to the notice provided for in subsection B of

this section, notice shall also be served on the licensing board for

any other license held by the certified or licensed alcohol and drug

counselor.

D. 1. Any person who is determined by the Board to have

violated any provision of the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors

Act, or any rule promulgated or order issued pursuant thereto, may

be subject to an administrative penalty.

2. The maximum administrative penalty shall not exceed Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).

3. Administrative penalties imposed pursuant to this subsection

shall be enforceable in the district courts of this state.

4. All administrative penalties collected shall be deposited

into the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Revolving Fund,

created by Section 1883 of this title.

E. The hearings provided for by the Licensed Alcohol and Drug

Counselors Act shall be conducted in conformity with, and records

made thereof as provided by Article II of the Administrative

Procedures Act.