HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1961

(7)  Is disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary
authority of any other state or country or convicted or
disciplined by a court of any state or country for an act that
would be grounds for disciplinary action under the Board's
disciplinary statutes;

(8)  Willfully makes or files a false report or record
[in the practice of environmental health] WHILE PERFORMING THE
DUTIES OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SANITARIAN;

(9)  Willfully fails to file or record any report as
required by law, willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or
recording of the report, or induces another to fail to file or
record the report;

(10)  Submits a false statement to collect a fee;

(11) Aids or abets an unauthorized person in [the
practice of environmental health] PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL SANITARIAN;

(12)(11) Promotes the sale of land, devices,
appliances, or goods provided for a person in such a manner as to
exploit the person for financial gain of the registered
environmental sanitarian;

(13)(12) Willfully alters a sample, specimen, or any
test procedure to cause the results upon analysis to represent a
false finding;

(14)(13) Violates any rule or regulation adopted by
the Board;

(15)(14) Uses or promotes or causes the use of any
misleading, deceiving, or untruthful advertising matter,
promotional literature, or testimonial; or

(16)(15) Is professionally, physically, or mentally
incompetent.

(c) Any person, including a Board employee, may make a
written, specific charge of a violation under subsection (a) of
this section, if the person:

(1)  Swears to the charge; and

(2)  Files the charge with the Board secretary.

5.5-313.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative
Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 5.5-312
of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom this
action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the
Board.