ksbha guidance document index - Kansas State Board of Healing Arts

Category Sanctioning
of Goals) (In Order of
Offense Description Priority)
Criminal conduct- 1. Protect Public
3A Felony conviction 2. Punish
Criminal conductconviction
of Class A
misdemeanor relating
to professional practice,
or crimes of dishonesty,
against persons, or 1. Protect Public
38 moral turpitude 2. Punish
Criminal conductconviction
of Class A
misdemeanor not
related to professional
practice, not against
persons, and not a
crime of dishonesty or
3C moral turpitude Punishment
Sexual misconduct -
abuse or exploitation of 1. Protect Public
4A a patient 2. Punish
Sexual misconduct- 1. Protect Public
impropriety involving 2. Rehabilitate
48 patient 3. Punish
Sexual misconductsexual
harassment 1. Protect Public
associated with 2. Rehabilitate
4C professional practice 3. Punish .
Guidelines for the Imposition of Disciplinary Sanctions
August2008
Presumed
Sanction (Prior to
Adjustment for
Aggravating I
Mitigating factors)
By statute:
revocation
Suspension < 30
days and $500 -
$249Q fine
$500 - $2499 Fine
and Censure
Revocation
30-89 day
suspension,
limitation, and
probation
30-89 days
suspension and
probation
Presumed
Sanction as
Presumed Sanction Modified for Prior
for Multiple Instances Range when Board Actions
- Same category of Presumed Sanction (Prior to
offense * (Prior to is Modified by Adjustment for
Adjustment for Aggravating I Aggravating I
Aggravating I Mitigating Factors Mitigating
Mitigating factors) (Highest I Lowest) factors)
Revocation Revocation I Censure Revocation
30-89 day suspension; Revocation I $500 -
and $2500 - $5000 Fine $2499 Fine Revocation
30-89 day
Suspension > 90 days suspension and
30-89 day suspension I Censure $500- $2499 Fine
Revocation I 90+ days
Revocation supsension Revocation
Revocation I Limitation
Revocation and probation Revocation
Suspension > 90
30-89 day suspension, Suspension > 90 days, days, probation
probation, and $2500 - probation, and $1 - and $2500 - $5000
$5000 fine $499 fine fine
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