Section 6511. Penalties for professional misconduct


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  • The penalties which may
      be imposed by the board of regents on a present or former licensee found
      guilty of professional misconduct (under the definitions and proceedings
      prescribed  in  sections  sixty-five hundred nine and sixty-five hundred
      ten of this article) are: (1) censure and reprimand, (2)  suspension  of
      license,  (a)  wholly,  for a fixed period of time; (b) partially, until
      the licensee successfully completes a course of retraining in  the  area
      to  which  the  suspension  applies;  (c)  wholly,  until  the  licensee
      successfully completes a course of therapy or  treatment  prescribed  by
      the  regents;  (3)  revocation  of  license, (4) annulment of license or
      registration, (5) limitation on registration or issuance of any  further
      license,  (6)  a  fine  not  to  exceed  ten thousand dollars, upon each
      specification of charges of which the respondent  is  determined  to  be
      guilty,  (7)  a requirement that a licensee pursue a course of education
      or training, and (8) a requirement that a licensee  perform  up  to  one
      hundred  hours of public service, in a manner and at a time and place as
      directed by the board. The board of regents may stay such  penalties  in
      whole  or in part, may place the licensee on probation and may restore a
      license which has been revoked,  provided,  in  the  case  of  licensees
      subject  to  section two hundred thirty of the public health law, notice
      that the board is considering such restoration is given to the office of
      professional medical conduct at least thirty days  before  the  date  on
      which  such  restoration shall be considered. Upon the recommendation of
      the office of professional medical conduct, the  board  of  regents  may
      deny  such  restoration.  Any  fine  imposed pursuant to this section or
      pursuant to subdivision two of section sixty-five hundred  ten  of  this
      article  may  be sued for and recovered in the name of the people of the
      state of New York in an action brought by the attorney general. In  such
      action  the findings and determination of the board of regents or of the
      violations  committee  shall  be  admissible  evidence  and   shall   be
      conclusive proof of the violation and the penalty assessed.