KRS 311A.060: Sanctions for violations -- Disciplinary actions -- Criminal charges.

(1) (a) If it is determined that an entity or a member of emergency medical services

personnel regulated, licensed, or certified by the board has violated a statute,

administrative regulation, protocol, or practice standard relating to serving as

an entity or a member of emergency medical services personnel regulated by

the board, the office of the board may impose any of the sanctions provided in

subsection (2) of this section. Any party to the complaint shall have the right

to propose findings of fact and conclusions of law, and to recommend

sanctions.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection, violation of " a statute, administrative

regulation, protocol, or practice standard relating to serving as an entity

regulated by the board, a paramedic, first respon der, or emergency medical

technician" shall include violation of KRS 304.39 -215 and conduct that is

subject to the penalties under KRS 304.99-060(4) or (5).

(2) The office of the board shall require an acceptable plan of correction and may use

any one (1) or more of the following sanctions when disciplining emergency

medical services personnel or any entity regulated by the board:

(a) Private reprimand that shall be shared with each of the paramedic's,

emergency medical responder's, advanced emergency medic al technician's, or

emergency medical technician's emergency medical services or related

employer and medical director;

(b) Public reprimand;

(c) Fines of fifty dollars ($50) to five hundred dollars ($500) for a natural person

or fifty dollars ($50) to fiv e thousand dollars ($5,000) for a public agency or

business entity;

(d) Revocation of certification or licensure;

(e) Suspension of certification or licensure until a time certain;

(f) Suspension until a certain act or acts are performed;

(g) Limitation of practice permanently;

(h) Limitation of practice until a time certain;

(i) Limitation of practice until a certain act or acts are performed;

(j) Repassing a portion of the paramedic, emergency medical responder,

advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician

examination;

(k) Probation for a specified time; or

(l) If it is found that the person who is licensed or certified by the board has been

convicted of, pled guilty to, or entered an Alford plea to a felony offense, the

license or certification shall be revoked.

(3) The filing of criminal charges or a criminal conviction for violation of the

provisions of this chapter or t he administrative regulations promulgated thereunder

shall not preclude the office of the board from instituting or imposing board

disciplinary action authorized by this chapter against any person or organization

violating this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.

(4) The institution or imposition of disciplinary action by the office of the board against

any person or organization violating the provisions of this chapter or the

administrative regulations promulgated thereunder s hall not preclude the filing of

criminal charges against or a criminal conviction of any person or organization for

violation of the provisions of this chapter or the administrative regulations

promulgated thereunder.