of this act:
(1) Knowingly aiding, assisting, procuring, employing or
advising an unlicensed person or entity to practice or engage
in acts contrary to the health care practitioner's degree of
licensure, certification, registration or permit.
(2) Delegating or contracting for the performance of
health care services by a health care practitioner if the
individual delegating or contracting for performance knows,
or has reason to know, the person does not have the required
authority pursuant to statute or the person's licensure.
(b) Separate offense.--Each day of continuing violation
shall be considered a separate offense.
(c) Unprofessional conduct.--A health care practitioner who
violates any provision of this act commits unprofessional
conduct and shall be subject to disciplinary action under the
licensure, certification, registration or permit provisions
governing the respective health care practitioner.
(d) Fees.--A fee or other amount billed to and paid by a
patient as a result of a direct violation of this act shall be
void and must be refunded by the health care practitioner, a
third party contracted to collect fees on behalf of the health
care practitioner, the health care practitioner's employer or
other entity contracting with the health care practitioner.
(e) Reporting.--The imposition of professional sanctions,
administrative fees or other disciplinary actions shall be
publicly reported in a journal of official record.
(f) Injunction.--Notwithstanding the imposition of a
penalty, a professional licensing board or other administrative
agency with jurisdiction may seek an injunction or take other
legal means against a person or entity violating this act.
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