Montana § 37-1-406 - Sanctions -- Stay -- Costs -- Stipulations

§ 37-1-406. Sanctions -- Stay -- Costs -- Stipulations

Sanctions -- stay -- costs -- stipulations. (1) On a decision that a licensee or license applicant has committed unprofessional conduct as provided in 37-1-402 or administrative rule, or on stipulation of the parties, the department may order one or any combination of the following sanctions that are necessary to protect the public: (a) revocation of the license; (b) suspension of the license for a fixed or indefinite term; (c) compliance with the conditions of probation for a period not to exceed 3 years; (d) restriction or limitation of the practice; (e) monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the disciplining authority; (f) satisfactory completion of a specific program of remedial education or treatment; (g) payment of a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each violation; (h) denial of a license application or issuance of the license for a probationary period not to exceed 3 years; (i) censure or reprimand; (j) refund of costs and fees billed to and collected from a consumer; or (k) other appropriate action. (2) Any fine collected by the department as a result of disciplinary actions must be deposited in the state general fund. (3) A sanction may be totally or partly stayed by the department. (4) The licensee or license applicant may enter into a stipulated agreement resolving potential or pending charges that includes one or more of the sanctions in this section. The stipulation is an informal disposition for the purposes of 2-4-603 .