§ 5-40-15 - Grounds for discipline without a hearing. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-40-15

   § 5-40-15  Grounds for discipline without ahearing. – (a) In the event a person is hospitalized for mental illness or as an alcoholicas defined in chapter 1.10 of title 23, the board may, without the necessity ofthe proceedings provided for in § 5-40-16, suspend, or refuse to renew thelicense of that person for the duration of his or her confinement or until thatperson is medically discharged from hospitalization.

   (b) A plea of nolo contendere cannot be used as a defense toprevent the board from suspending or refusing to renew the license.