Denial, revocation, non-renewal and suspension

The Department may deny an initial certificate application, renewal application or may deny, suspend, or revoke a home care administrator certificate upon proof of any of the following: (1) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a home care administrator certificate by fraud or deceit; (2) Conviction of a felony or a conviction of a crime involving violation of any narcotic or drug control law. The record of a conviction or a copy certified by the Clerk of the Court or by the Judge in whose court the conviction is entered, is conclusive evidence of the conviction or the OSBI criminal arrest checks indicating a felony conviction; (3) Judicial determination of incompetence; (4) Submission of fraudulent credential documents or records of employment; (5) Submission of fraudulent continuing education records; (6) Failure to comply with any provision of this Chapter or continual non-compliance with the provision of the Home Care Act; (7) Abuse or neglect of a client or misappropriation of a client's property; (8) Representation as a certified home care administrator when not currently certified as a home care administrator; or (9) Altering any administrator certificate or allowing alteration of any administrator certificate.