Voluntary surrender of license or certificate; complaint for disciplinary action authorized; circumstances under which surrender considered disciplinary action; discretion of Board.

1. If a licensee desires to surrender his or her license to practice chiropractic or a chiropractic assistant desires to surrender his or her certificate, the licensee or holder of the certificate shall submit to the Board a sworn written statement of surrender of the license or certificate accompanied by delivery to the Board of the actual license or certificate issued to him or her. The Board will accept or reject the surrender of the license or certificate. If the Board accepts the surrender of the license or certificate, the surrender is absolute and irrevocable and the Board will notify any agency or person of the surrender and the conditions under which the surrender occurred, as the Board considers advisable. 2. The voluntary surrender of a license or certificate or the failure to renew a license or certificate does not preclude the Board from hearing a complaint for disciplinary action made against the licensee or holder of the certificate. 3. A voluntary surrender of a license or certificate granted by the Board: (a) While the holder of the license or certificate is not under investigation by the Board shall be deemed voluntary and shall not be considered as disciplinary action by the Board. (b) While the holder of the license or certificate is under investigation by the Board shall be deemed a revocation of the license or certificate. 4. The Board’s acceptance or denial of a request for a voluntary surrender of a license or certificate pursuant to this section is within the Board’s discretion.