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Denial or Revocation of Certificate

DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE 

No certificate shall be issued or a certificate may be revoked by the Board if it determines that:
 
a. the candidate for certification or Diplomate did not possess the required qualifications and requirements for examination, whether such deficiency was known to the Board or any Committee thereof before examination or at the time of issuance of the certificate as the case may be;
 
b. the candidate for certification or Diplomate withheld information in his or her application or made a material misstatement or any other misrepresentation to the Board or any Committee thereof, whether intentional or unintentional.
 
c. the candidate for certification or Diplomate was convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude and, in the opinion of the Board, having a material relationship to the practice of medicine;
 
d. the candidate for certification or Diplomate had his or her license to practice medicine revoked or was disciplined or censured by any court or other body having proper jurisdiction and authority because of any act or omission arising from the practice of medicine; or

e. the candidate for certification or Diplomate had a history of chemical dependency or developed such during the certification process and failed to report same to the Board.

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Last Modified: 8-Jan-2007
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