{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-311.686","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 311.686","heading":"Emergency order suspending, limiting, or restricting license -- Complaint","body":"and hearing -- Procedural rules for hearing -- Emergency order invalid after\nissuance of final order.\n(1) At any time when an inquiry panel established under KRS 311.591 has pro bable\ncause to believe that an acupuncturist has violated the terms of an agreed order as\ndefined in KRS 311.550(19), or violated the terms of a disciplinary order, or that an\nacupuncturist's practice constitutes a danger to the health, welfare, or safety of\npatients or the general public, the inquiry panel may issue an emergency order in\naccordance with KRS 13B.125 suspending, limiting, or restricting the\nacupuncturist's license.\n(2) For the purposes of a hearing conducted under KRS 311.592 on an emergency order\nissued under this section, the findings of fact in the emergency order shall constitute\na rebuttable presumption of substantial evidence of a violation of law that\nconstitutes immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of patients or the\ngeneral public. For the purposes of this hearing only, hearsay shall be admissible\nand may serve as a basis of the board's findings.\n(3) An emergency order as described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be issued\nunless grounds exist for the issuanc e of a complaint. The inquiry panel shall issue a\ncomplaint prior to the date of the emergency hearing or the emergency order shall\nbecome void.\n(4) An emergency order suspending, limiting, or restricting a license shall not be\nmaintained after a final ord er as defined in KRS 311.550(20) is served on the\ncharged acupuncturist pursuant to the proceeding on the complaint. An appeal of an\nemergency order shall not prejudice the board from proceeding with the complaint.","path":["KRS Chapter 311"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43063","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:06Z","sha256":"755b6a973e7a1f0a3daa72b0b0f2d3e7afe0ae6687c32af42216e17be3b36891","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-311.685","next":"us-ky/krs-311.690"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}