LAC 46:LXXV.512. Summary Suspension of License/Registration

A. The board may suspend an existing license or registration because of a person's conviction of a felony or misdemeanor if the crime directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the licensee or registrant. The board may also suspend an existing license or registration if there are allegations of fact that the board believes demonstrates a substantial likelihood that the licensee or registrant poses a risk of harm to the public health, safety or welfare. B. If the board finds that public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary suspension of a license or registration may be ordered pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined. C. Following the proceedings, the notice to summarily suspend an existing license or registration shall be serviced personally upon the respondent or by certified mail or by other reasonable means. The notice shall inform the licensee or registrant of the opportunity, including the time and place, to appear before the board to show cause regarding why the license or registration should not be suspended. The opportunity for the licensee or registrant to be heard shall occur from 2 to 10 days following the summary suspension of the license or registration. D. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Louisiana's Administrative Procedure Act.