What can a practitioner in each state be disciplined for
The same question, answered for 51 states from each state’s own law. States disagree on this, which is the point — an answer that is right in one is wrong next door. Every entry below is a statute or board rule we verified, most recently Sep 8, 2026.
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| State | What its rule says | Cited to |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Among other grounds — a physician assistant can be disciplined for knowingly giving the Board false or misleading application information, representing as a physician, or practicing other than under the supervision of a Board-approved physician. | Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.12 (Discipline of license — physician assistant — grounds) Sep 4, 2026 |
| Alaska | engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation while providing professional services or engaging in professional activities; | AS 08.64.326(a)(2) (Deceit or misrepresentation in practice) Sep 5, 2026 |
| Arizona | For doctors of medicine — the Arizona Medical Board may discipline for medical incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or inability to practice safely, with sanctions from advisory letters to revocation plus civil penalties and summary suspension. | A.R.S. §32-1451 Jul 26, 2026 |
| Arkansas | The Medical Board may revoke a license, impose penalties, or refuse to issue one for unprofessional conduct — including conviction of a listed felony, fraud or deception in securing a license, and aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine. | Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-409(a)(1)–(2)(C) Sep 8, 2026 |
| California | Prescribing, dispensing, or furnishing a dangerous drug without an appropriate prior examination and a medical indication is unprofessional conduct — grounds on which the Board may revoke the license, suspend it up to a year, impose probation, or reprimand. | Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2242 Jul 26, 2026 |
| Colorado | Among other grounds — injecting, dispensing, or prescribing an anabolic steroid for hormonal manipulation to increase muscle mass, strength, or weight without medical necessity, or to improve performance in any sport or exercise, is unprofessional conduct. | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-121(1)(o) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Connecticut | A physician's license can be restricted, suspended or revoked for illness or loss of motor skill, mental disorder, drug or alcohol abuse, illegal, incompetent or negligent practice, misuse of controlled substances, or misrepresentation in obtaining a license. | Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-13c(1)–(6) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Delaware | For unprofessional conduct — which includes misconduct (sexual misconduct among it), incompetence, or gross negligence or a pattern of negligence in practice; the Board may respond with a fine, restriction, suspension, or revocation of the certificate. | 24 Del. C. §1731(b)(11) Sep 3, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | Board discipline follows fraudulently or deceptively obtaining a license for yourself or another — and, under the same section, deceptive use of a license, an occupation-related conviction, incompetence or incapacity, false billing, and paying for referrals. | D.C. Code §3-1205.14(a)(1) (Revocation, suspension, or denial of license) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Florida | Physicians face Board of Medicine discipline, enforced by the Department of Health, on broad statutory grounds — including delegating to unqualified people, aiding unlicensed practice, prescribing outside their course of practice, and misleading advertising. | Fla. Stat. §458.331 Jul 26, 2026 |
| Georgia | Unprofessional, unethical, deceptive, or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to the public — including any departure from the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice, and no actual injury to anyone is required. | O.C.G.A. §43-34-8(a)(7) Aug 17, 2026 |
| Hawaii | The medical board can discipline a physician or osteopathic physician for professional misconduct, hazardous negligence causing bodily injury, manifest incapacity in practicing medicine or surgery, or conduct contrary to recognized medical ethics. | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-8(a)(7), (9) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Idaho | Using false, fraudulent or forged statements, documents, diplomas or credentials in connection with licensing or other requirements of the Medical Practice Act is a ground for Board discipline — as is providing care below the local community standard. | Idaho Code §54-1814(2) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Illinois | Grounds for discipline include engaging in dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public, and making a false or misleading statement about one’s skill or about the efficacy or value of a treatment or remedy prescribed. | 225 ILCS 60/22 Aug 17, 2026 |
| Indiana | Board discipline grounds include fraud or material deception in providing professional services and advertising services in a false or misleading manner; an ad naming a practitioner must also state the profession or license held, or discipline follows. | Ind. Code §25-1-9-4 Jul 26, 2026 |
| Iowa | Among the listed grounds: unethical or unprofessional conduct — any act contrary to honesty, justice or good morals, committed in practice or otherwise, in Iowa or elsewhere. These grounds apply to physicians, acupuncturists and genetic counselors. | Iowa Admin. Code r. 481—661.1(4) (Unprofessional conduct) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Kansas | Among other grounds — fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or securing a license lets the board revoke, suspend, limit, censure, impose probation or deny; unprofessional or dishonorable conduct and professional incompetency are separate grounds. | Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-2836(a) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Kentucky | Dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public or any member of it — the medical board may deny, probate, suspend, or revoke a license on that ground. | Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.595(9) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Louisiana | Unprofessional conduct — including improper delegation or supervision, enabling unlicensed practice, working outside your education, training and experience, and falsifying or not keeping records — lets the board refuse, suspend, revoke or restrict a license. | La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(13) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Maine | Unprofessional conduct — violating a standard of professional behavior established in the licensee's practice, including disruptive behavior — is a ground to refuse, restrict, suspend or revoke a license, as is any violation of the chapter or board rules. | 32 M.R.S. §3282-A(1)(F) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Maryland | Immoral conduct or unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine — on that ground a disciplinary panel may reprimand the licensee, place the license on probation, or suspend or revoke it. | Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-404(a)(3) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | For physicians only — grounds include fraudulently procuring registration, any offense against medical practice law or rule, and conduct questioning competence such as fraud, practice beyond scope, or gross or repeated negligence. | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 5(a)–(c) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Michigan | Unprofessional conduct is a disciplinary ground — misrepresentation to a patient, consumer, or third-party payer; betraying a professional confidence; or promoting an unnecessary drug, device, treatment, procedure, or service for personal gain. | Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16221(e)(i)–(iii) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Minnesota | A physician can be disciplined for unethical or improper conduct — conduct likely to deceive or harm the public, willful or careless disregard for patient safety, professional incompetence, or creating unnecessary danger — and no actual injury need be proven. | Minn. Stat. § 147.091, subd. 1(g) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Mississippi | Among the listed grounds: administering, dispensing or prescribing a narcotic or other addiction-forming drug outside the course of legitimate professional practice, and any dishonorable or unethical conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public. | Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-29(3), (8)(d) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Missouri | Yes — willfully and continually performing inappropriate or unnecessary treatments, diagnostic tests or medical or surgical services counts as unprofessional conduct, and the board may warn, censure, place on probation, suspend, restrict or revoke the license. | Mo. Rev. Stat. §334.100.2(4)(c) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Montana | The cited rules do not settle sanctions — they list when the department may investigate a physician: unprofessional conduct, a license got by fraud or mistake, inability to practice safely, practicing on a suspended or revoked license, or breaching probation. | Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-323(1) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Nebraska | Unprofessional conduct — any departure from acceptable and prevailing practice, conduct likely to deceive the public, or failure to follow any law or rule governing the profession; sanctions range from censure and probation to suspension or revocation. | Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-178 (Disciplinary actions; grounds) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Nevada | Unsafe or unprofessional conduct as defined by Board regulation is a ground for discipline or license denial — as is practicing beyond the scope permitted by law or performing services the licensee knows or should know they are not competent to perform. | Nev. Rev. Stat. §630.306(1)(p) Sep 3, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | Dishonest or unprofessional conduct, gross or repeated negligence in practicing medicine or in ancillary activities, or intentionally injuring a patient — and, separately, employing or allowing an unlicensed person to practice in the licensee's office. | N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:17, VI(d) Sep 3, 2026 |
| New Jersey | Having advertised fraudulently in any manner is a standalone statutory ground on which a New Jersey board may refuse, suspend or revoke a license — separate from the advertising regulation itself. | N.J.S.A. 45:1-21 Aug 17, 2026 |
| New Mexico | For unprofessional or dishonorable conduct — the board may refuse, revoke or suspend a license for conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public, an open-ended catch-all sitting alongside listed acts such as procuring or aiding an illegal procedure. | N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-6-15(D)(18) (Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct) Sep 4, 2026 |
| New York | For the enumerated professional-misconduct grounds in the medicine article — including practicing with negligence on more than one occasion, incompetence on more than one occasion, and permitting or aiding an unlicensed person to perform licensed activities. | N.Y. Educ. Law §6530 Aug 17, 2026 |
| North Carolina | Unprofessional conduct — a departure from, or failure to conform to, the standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice or the ethics of the profession — is a ground for discipline, and the Board can act whether or not a patient was injured. | N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-14(a)(6) Aug 17, 2026 |
| North Dakota | Among the statutory grounds — using any false, fraudulent, or forged statement or document, or any deceitful, dishonest, or immoral practice, in connection with the licensing requirements is itself a ground for disciplinary action against a physician. | N.D.C.C. § 43-17-31(1)(a) (Fraud or deceit in the licensing process) Sep 5, 2026 |
| Ohio | Grounds include departing from minimal standards of care (injury or not), false or misleading advertising to patients, and fee-splitting or taking a thing of value for referrals; sanctions range from reprimand and probation to suspension or revocation. | Ohio Rev. Code §4731.22(B) Aug 17, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | The words "unprofessional conduct" as used in Sections 481 through 518.1 of this title are hereby declared to include, but shall not be limited to, the following: | Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 509 (Unprofessional conduct is defined non-exhaustively) Sep 5, 2026 |
| Oregon | The cited rules do not settle this — they bar selling or fraudulently obtaining or furnishing a medical or surgical diploma, license, record or registration, or aiding that, and define unprofessional conduct, but they set out no disciplinary sanctions. | Or. Rev. Stat. §677.080(2) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | For unprofessional conduct — including incompetent, fraudulent or reckless performance of medical acts, billing for services not performed, unconditionally guaranteeing a cure, deceptive advertising, and aiding or permitting unlicensed practice. | 49 Pa. Code §16.61 Aug 17, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | For physicians and limited registrants, the ground is "unprofessional conduct" — a list the statute says is not exhaustive and that the board may further define by regulation with the director's approval; the cited rules set no grounds for other licenses. | R.I. Gen. Laws §5-37-5.1 Sep 3, 2026 |
| South Carolina | Fraud in the licensing process — using a false, fraudulent, or forged statement or document, or any fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest act in connection with a licensing requirement, is misconduct once shown to the board by a preponderance of the evidence. | S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(1) Sep 3, 2026 |
| South Dakota | For physicians and surgeons licensed under chapter 36-4, unprofessional conduct includes misleading advertising, a felony or practice-related conviction, and intemperance or drug addiction the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners finds affects practice. | S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-30(5)–(7) (Acts considered unprofessional conduct) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Tennessee | Operating a med spa without current Board registration is unprofessional conduct by the medical director and by any supervising physician providing services there, and is grounds for discipline by that physician's own licensing board. | Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.24(5) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Texas | Two grounds reach a med spa directly: a physician who fails to adequately supervise the people acting under their supervision, and a physician who delegates medical acts to someone they know or should know isn't qualified by training, experience, or licensure. | Tex. Occ. Code § 164.053(a)(8)-(9) Sep 8, 2026 |
| Utah | Unprofessional conduct — which expressly includes any failure to comply with the cosmetic medical procedure supervision section, and more broadly violating any statute, rule, or order regulating a profession licensed under the title. | Utah Code § 58-1-506(5) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures) Sep 4, 2026 |
| Vermont | Yes — fraud or misrepresentation in applying for, procuring, or renewing a medical license is unprofessional conduct the Board must find; the cited list also reaches conviction of a crime related to practice or any felony, or failure to report it. | Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §1354(a)(1) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Virginia | For intentional or negligent conduct in the practice of the healing arts that causes — or is merely likely to cause — injury to a patient; no actual harm is needed, and the Board may reprimand, place on probation, fine, suspend, or revoke. | Va. Code § 54.1-2915(A)(3) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Washington | Moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption relating to the practice of the profession — whether or not the act is a crime, and with no conviction required — and discipline already imposed on the licensee by any other state, federal or foreign jurisdiction. | Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.180(1) and (5) Sep 2, 2026 |
| West Virginia | Yes — undisclosed self-referral: a physician or podiatrist must disclose in writing any proprietary interest in a clinical lab or pharmacy they refer patients to, and state the patient may choose another. Sanctions run up to revocation. | W. Va. Code §30-3-14(c)(7) Sep 3, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | Practicing or attempting to practice when unable or unwilling to do so with reasonable skill and safety is unprofessional conduct — and so is violating, or attempting to violate, the medical practice statutes or any valid rule or order of the medical board. | Wis. Admin. Code Med §§ 10.03(2)(a) and 10.03(1)(a) Sep 2, 2026 |
| Wyoming | The board may revoke, suspend or restrict a license for obtaining or renewing it by bribery, fraud or misrepresentation; impersonating a licensee or practicing under a false name; false claims about skill or treatment value; or letting another use the license. | Wyo. Stat. Ann. §33-26-402(a)(i)–(iv) Sep 8, 2026 |
Every state, in its own words
Alabama
(8) Knowingly submitting or causing to be submitted any false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading information to the Board of Medical Examiners in connection with an application for licensure or registration; (9) That the physician assistant has represented himself or herself or permitted another to represent him or her as a physician; (10) That the physician assistant has performed otherwise than at the direction and under the supervision of a physician approved by the Board;
Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.12 (Discipline of license — physician assistant — grounds) · verified Sep 4, 2026
The full Alabama answer, with the rest of the section →Alaska
engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation while providing professional services or engaging in professional activities;
AS 08.64.326(a)(2) (Deceit or misrepresentation in practice) · verified Sep 5, 2026
The full Alaska answer, with the rest of the section →Arizona
The Arizona Medical Board may investigate and impose a graduated range of sanctions — from advisory letters to suspension or revocation — plus civil penalties of $1,000 to $10,000, and summary suspension where public health or safety imperatively requires.
A.R.S. §32-1451 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Arizona answer, with the rest of the section →Arkansas
The Arkansas State Medical Board may revoke an existing license, impose penalties, or refuse to issue a license in the event the holder or applicant has committed any of the acts or offenses defined in the section to be unprofessional conduct; the words unprofessional conduct mean, among other things, conviction of a listed felony, resorting to fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in applying for or securing a license to practice medicine, and aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-409(a)(1)–(2)(C) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Arkansas answer, with the rest of the section →California
Prescribing, dispensing or furnishing dangerous drugs without an appropriate prior examination and a medical indication is unprofessional conduct.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §2242 · verified Jul 26, 2026 · read at Public.Law — California Codes
The full California answer, with the rest of the section →Colorado
⚠️ THE HORMONE-THERAPY TRAP. It is unprofessional conduct to dispense, inject or prescribe an anabolic steroid “FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE HORMONAL MANIPULATION THAT IS INTENDED TO INCREASE MUSCLE MASS, STRENGTH, OR WEIGHT WITHOUT A MEDICAL NECESSITY TO DO SO OR FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE in any form of exercise, sport, or game.” Medical necessity is the whole of the defense; a performance or physique rationale is the violation.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-240-121(1)(o) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Colorado answer, with the rest of the section →Connecticut
The statutory grounds for discipline are enumerated in section 20-13c: the board is authorized to restrict, suspend or revoke the license or limit the right to practice of a physician, or take any other action in accordance with section 19a-17, for reasons that include physical illness or loss of motor skill; emotional disorder or mental illness; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol; illegal, incompetent or negligent conduct in the practice of medicine; possession, use, prescription for use, or distribution of controlled substances or legend drugs except for therapeutic or other medically proper purposes; and misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining or reinstatement of a license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-13c(1)–(6) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Connecticut answer, with the rest of the section →Delaware
Unprofessional conduct includes misconduct, including but not limited to sexual misconduct, incompetence, or gross negligence or pattern of negligence in the practice of medicine or other profession or occupation regulated under this chapter.
24 Del. C. §1731(b)(11) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Delaware answer, with the rest of the section →District of Columbia
Each board, subject to the right of a hearing, on an affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of its appointed members may take one or more of the disciplinary actions provided in subsection (c) of this section against any applicant for a license, registration, or certification, or a person permitted by this subchapter to practice a health occupation regulated by the board in the District who fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license, registration, or certification for himself, herself, or another person.
D.C. Code §3-1205.14(a)(1) (Revocation, suspension, or denial of license) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full District of Columbia answer, with the rest of the section →Florida
Physicians face Board of Medicine discipline across a broad set of statutory grounds, enforced by the Department of Health.
Fla. Stat. §458.331 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Florida answer, with the rest of the section →Georgia
The Board may discipline a licensee for unprofessional, unethical, deceptive, or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to the public, which need not have resulted in actual injury to anyone. Unprofessional conduct expressly includes any departure from, or failure to conform to, the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice.
O.C.G.A. §43-34-8(a)(7) · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at FindLaw Codes
The full Georgia answer, with the rest of the section →Hawaii
(7) Professional misconduct, hazardous negligence causing bodily injury to another, or manifest incapacity in the practice of medicine or surgery; (9) Conduct or practice contrary to recognized standards of ethics of the medical profession as adopted by the Hawaii Medical Association, the American Medical Association, the Hawaii Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, or the American Osteopathic Association;
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-8(a)(7), (9) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Hawaii answer, with the rest of the section →Idaho
Using false, fraudulent or forged statements or documents, diplomas or credentials in connection with any licensing or other requirements of this act is a ground for medical discipline.
Idaho Code §54-1814(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Idaho answer, with the rest of the section →Illinois
Grounds for discipline include engaging in dishonorable, unethical or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public, and making a false or misleading statement about one’s skill or about the efficacy or value of a treatment or remedy prescribed.
225 ILCS 60/22 · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full Illinois answer, with the rest of the section →Indiana
A practitioner is subject to board discipline for grounds including fraud or material deception in providing professional services and advertising services in a false or misleading manner.
Ind. Code §25-1-9-4 · verified Jul 26, 2026
The full Indiana answer, with the rest of the section →Iowa
Engaging in unethical or unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the committing by a licensee of an act contrary to honesty, justice or good morals, whether the same is committed in the course of the licensee's practice or otherwise, and whether committed within Iowa or elsewhere.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 481—661.1(4) (Unprofessional conduct) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Iowa answer, with the rest of the section →Kansas
A licensee's license may be revoked, suspended or limited, or the licensee may be publicly censured or placed under probationary conditions, or an application for a license or for reinstatement of a license may be denied upon a finding of the existence of any of the following grounds: the licensee has committed fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or securing an original, renewal or reinstated license.
Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-2836(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Kansas answer, with the rest of the section →Kentucky
The board may deny, probate, suspend or revoke a license where the licensee has engaged in dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public or any member of the public.
Ky. Rev. Stat. §311.595(9) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Kentucky answer, with the rest of the section →Louisiana
Unprofessional conduct is a ground for board action and includes, but is not limited to, conduct manifested as sexual misconduct, disruptive behavior, failing to cooperate with the board, failing to maintain independent medical judgment, improperly delegating or supervising, exercising undue influence, enabling the unauthorized practice of medicine, practicing or enabling practice by an impaired provider, failing to practice within the scope of education, training, and experience, intentionally falsifying or fraudulently altering records, or failing to create or maintain medical records.
La. Rev. Stat. §37:1285(A)(13) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Louisiana answer, with the rest of the section →Maine
Unprofessional conduct is a ground for discipline. A licensee is considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct if the licensee violates a standard of professional behavior, including engaging in disruptive behavior, that has been established in the practice for which the licensee is licensed.
32 M.R.S. §3282-A(1)(F) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Maine answer, with the rest of the section →Maryland
A disciplinary panel may reprimand, place on probation, or suspend or revoke a license if the licensee is guilty of immoral conduct in the practice of medicine or unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine.
Md. Code, Health Occ. §14-404(a)(3) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Maryland answer, with the rest of the section →Massachusetts
The grounds for discipline include that the physician fraudulently procured the certificate of registration; is guilty of an offense against any provision of the laws of the commonwealth relating to the practice of medicine, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder; or is guilty of conduct which places into question the physician's competence to practice medicine, including but not limited to gross misconduct in the practice of medicine or of practicing medicine fraudulently, or beyond its authorized scope, or with gross incompetence, or with gross negligence on a particular occasion or negligence on repeated occasions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 5(a)–(c) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Massachusetts answer, with the rest of the section →Michigan
Unprofessional conduct is a ground for disciplinary subcommittee action and consists of one or more of the following: misrepresentation to a consumer or patient, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain third party reimbursement, in the course of professional practice; betrayal of a professional confidence; and promotion for personal gain of an unnecessary drug, device, treatment, procedure, or service.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16221(e)(i)–(iii) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · read at Internet Archive snapshot — evidence of a page, not the current rule
The full Michigan answer, with the rest of the section →Minnesota
The board may refuse to grant a license or may impose disciplinary action against a physician for engaging in any unethical or improper conduct, including but not limited to conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public; conduct likely to harm the public; conduct that demonstrates a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety of a patient; medical practice that is professionally incompetent; and conduct that may create unnecessary danger to any patient's life, health, or safety, in any of which cases proof of actual injury need not be established.
Minn. Stat. § 147.091, subd. 1(g) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Minnesota answer, with the rest of the section →Mississippi
(3) Administering, dispensing or prescribing any narcotic drug, or any other drug having addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability otherwise than in the course of legitimate professional practice. (d) Being guilty of any dishonorable or unethical conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public.
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-29(3), (8)(d) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Mississippi answer, with the rest of the section →Missouri
Willfully and continually performing inappropriate or unnecessary treatment, diagnostic tests or medical or surgical services is misconduct, fraud, misrepresentation, dishonesty, unethical conduct or unprofessional conduct in the performance of the functions or duties of any profession licensed or regulated by this chapter.
Mo. Rev. Stat. §334.100.2(4)(c) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Missouri answer, with the rest of the section →Montana
The department may investigate whenever the department learns of a reason to suspect that a license applicant or a person having a license to practice medicine in this state: (a) is mentally or physically unable to safely engage in the practice of medicine, has procured a license to practice medicine by fraud or misrepresentation or through mistake, has been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not later been lawfully declared competent, or has a condition that impairs the person's intellect or judgment to the extent that the condition incapacitates the person for the safe performance of professional duties; (b) has engaged in unprofessional conduct; (c) has practiced medicine with a suspended or revoked license; (d) has had a license to practice medicine suspended or revoked by any licensing authority for reasons other than nonpayment of fees; or (e) while under probation has violated the terms of probation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-323(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Montana answer, with the rest of the section →Nebraska
A credential to practice a profession may be issued subject to discipline, denied, refused renewal, or have other disciplinary measures taken against it in accordance with section 38-183, 38-185, or 38-186 on statutory grounds.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-178 (Disciplinary actions; grounds) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Nebraska answer, with the rest of the section →Nevada
Engaging in any act that is unsafe or unprofessional conduct in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board is a ground for initiating disciplinary action or denying licensure.
Nev. Rev. Stat. §630.306(1)(p) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Nevada answer, with the rest of the section →New Hampshire
The board may take disciplinary action against a licensee who has engaged in dishonest or unprofessional conduct or has been grossly or repeatedly negligent in practicing medicine or in performing activities ancillary to the practice of medicine or any particular aspect or specialty thereof, or has intentionally injured a patient while practicing medicine or performing such ancillary activities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. §329:17, VI(d) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full New Hampshire answer, with the rest of the section →New Jersey
Having advertised fraudulently in any manner is a standalone statutory ground on which a New Jersey board may refuse, suspend or revoke a license — separate from the advertising regulation itself.
N.J.S.A. 45:1-21 · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full New Jersey answer, with the rest of the section →New Mexico
(18) conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public;
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-6-15(D)(18) (Unprofessional or dishonorable conduct) · verified Sep 4, 2026
The full New Mexico answer, with the rest of the section →New York
Physicians face discipline across an enumerated list of professional-misconduct grounds, which includes negligence on more than one occasion, incompetence on more than one occasion, and permitting or aiding an unlicensed person to perform activities requiring a license.
N.Y. Educ. Law §6530 · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full New York answer, with the rest of the section →North Carolina
Grounds for discipline include unprofessional conduct in the form of a departure from, or failure to conform to, the standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice or the ethics of the medical profession — and the statute is explicit that this applies whether or not a patient was actually injured.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-14(a)(6) · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full North Carolina answer, with the rest of the section →North Dakota
The use of any false, fraudulent, or forged statement or document, or the use of any fraudulent, deceitful, dishonest, or immoral practice, in connection with any of the licensing requirements.
N.D.C.C. § 43-17-31(1)(a) (Fraud or deceit in the licensing process) · verified Sep 5, 2026
The full North Dakota answer, with the rest of the section →Ohio
The Board’s sanctions run a graduated range: it may refuse to grant, renew or reinstate a certificate, and may reprimand, place on probation, limit, suspend or revoke a license.
Ohio Rev. Code §4731.22(B) · verified Aug 17, 2026
The full Ohio answer, with the rest of the section →Oklahoma
The words "unprofessional conduct" as used in Sections 481 through 518.1 of this title are hereby declared to include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 509 (Unprofessional conduct is defined non-exhaustively) · verified Sep 5, 2026
The full Oklahoma answer, with the rest of the section →Oregon
A person may not sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any medical and surgical diploma, license, record or registration, or aid or abet in the same.
Or. Rev. Stat. §677.080(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Oregon answer, with the rest of the section →Pennsylvania
Unprofessional conduct in Pennsylvania expressly includes incompetent performance of medical acts, fraudulent or reckless practice, unconditionally guaranteeing a cure, billing for services not performed, and offering to treat disease by a secret method the practitioner will not disclose to the Board.
49 Pa. Code §16.61 · verified Aug 17, 2026 · read at Cornell Legal Information Institute
The full Pennsylvania answer, with the rest of the section →Rhode Island
The term “unprofessional conduct” as used in this chapter includes, but is not limited to, the following items or any combination of these items and may be further defined by regulations established by the board with the prior approval of the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws §5-37-5.1 · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Rhode Island answer, with the rest of the section →South Carolina
Misconduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary action is a showing to the board by the preponderance of evidence that a licensee has used a false, fraudulent, or forged statement or document or practiced a fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest act in connection with a licensing requirement.
S.C. Code §40-47-110(B)(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full South Carolina answer, with the rest of the section →South Dakota
Under the section headed Acts considered unprofessional conduct, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, as used in the chapter, includes all advertising of medical business in which untruthful or improbable statements are made or which are calculated to mislead or deceive the public; conviction of any criminal offense of the grade of felony, or of a criminal offense arising out of the practice of medicine; and habits of intemperance or drug addiction calculated, in the opinion of the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners, to affect the licensee's practice of the profession.
S.D. Codified Laws §36-4-30(5)–(7) (Acts considered unprofessional conduct) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full South Dakota answer, with the rest of the section →Tennessee
For a med spa the operative exposure is registration itself. Operating without current registration is unprofessional conduct by the medical director AND by any supervising physician providing services at that spa, actionable by that physician’s own licensing board — so a supervising physician inherits the business’s compliance failure.
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0880-02-.24(5) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Tennessee answer, with the rest of the section →Texas
Two enumerated forms of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public reach a med spa directly. One is a physician who “fails to supervise adequately the activities of those acting under the supervision of the physician”. The other is a physician who “delegates professional medical responsibility or acts to a person if the delegating physician knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training, experience, or licensure to perform the responsibility or acts”.
Tex. Occ. Code § 164.053(a)(8)-(9) · verified Sep 8, 2026
The full Texas answer, with the rest of the section →Utah
Failure to comply with the provisions of this section is unprofessional conduct.
Utah Code § 58-1-506(5) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures) · verified Sep 4, 2026
The full Utah answer, with the rest of the section →Vermont
The Board shall find that the following constitutes unprofessional conduct: fraud or misrepresentation in applying for or procuring a medical license or in connection with applying for or procuring periodic renewal of a medical license.
Vt. Stat. tit. 26, §1354(a)(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full Vermont answer, with the rest of the section →Virginia
⚠️ INJURY IS NOT REQUIRED. Intentional OR NEGLIGENT conduct in the practice of any branch of the healing arts that causes OR IS LIKELY TO CAUSE injury to a patient or patients is unprofessional conduct and a ground for disciplinary action. A practice that has been lucky is still exposed.
Va. Code § 54.1-2915(A)(3) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Virginia answer, with the rest of the section →Washington
Unprofessional conduct reaches acts involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption relating to the practice of the profession — whether or not the act is a crime, and with conviction not a precondition to disciplinary action — as well as discipline imposed on the licensee by any other state, federal or foreign jurisdiction.
Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.180(1) and (5) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Washington answer, with the rest of the section →West Virginia
Unprofessional conduct by any physician or podiatrist in referring a patient to any clinical laboratory or pharmacy in which the physician or podiatrist has a proprietary interest unless the physician or podiatrist discloses in writing such interest to the patient is a ground for discipline. The written disclosure shall indicate that the patient may choose any clinical laboratory for purposes of having any laboratory work or assignment performed or any pharmacy for purposes of purchasing any prescribed drug.
W. Va. Code §30-3-14(c)(7) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The full West Virginia answer, with the rest of the section →Wisconsin
Practicing or attempting to practice under any license WHEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO DO SO WITH REASONABLE SKILL AND SAFETY is a direct patient care violation and unprofessional conduct, as is violating or attempting to violate chapter 448 or any valid rule or order of the board.
Wis. Admin. Code Med §§ 10.03(2)(a) and 10.03(1)(a) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The full Wisconsin answer, with the rest of the section →Wyoming
The board may refuse to renew, and may revoke, suspend or restrict a license or take other disciplinary action, including the imposition of conditions or restrictions upon a license, on grounds that include renewing, obtaining or attempting to obtain or renew a license by bribery, fraud or misrepresentation; impersonating another licensee or practicing medicine under a false or assumed name; making false or misleading statements regarding the licensee's skill or the efficacy or value of a treatment or remedy; and permitting or allowing any person to use the licensee's diploma, license or certificate of registration.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. §33-26-402(a)(i)–(iv) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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