2026 Minnesota Statutes
148.095 ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD DURING COMPLAINT RESOLUTION PROCESS.
Subdivision 1.Administrative hold.
(a) If there is a pending complaint against a licensee and the licensee fails to pay required renewal fees, fails to renew the license, or fails to complete required continuing education hours within the time prescribed by law, the board must place the license on an administrative hold.
(b) A license on an administrative hold:
(1) is expired and does not authorize the licensee to engage in the practice of chiropractic; and
(2) remains under the board's full jurisdiction for all purposes under sections 148.10 and 214.103, including investigation, adjudication, and imposition of discipline.
Subd. 2.Prohibition on status change while on administrative hold.
(a) If the board places a license on administrative hold, the board must not:
(1) accept an application to voluntarily retire the license under section 148.075;
(2) terminate the license for failing to renew or to complete continuing education requirements; or
(3) otherwise change the license status of the licensee in a manner that allows the licensee to delay, avoid, or terminate the complaint resolution process.
(b) The board must remove the administrative hold upon the resolution of all pending complaints against the licensee.
Subd. 3.Licensee obligations not suspended.
An administrative hold on a license does not relieve a licensee of the legal obligation to timely renew the license, pay renewal or other required fees, or complete continuing education hours according to law.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes