§457B-3.2  Grounds for refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore, and for revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of licenses.  The director may refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, or may revoke, suspend, deny, or condition in any manner, any license for any one or more of the following acts or conditions on the part of the licensee or the applicant:

     (1)  Altering in any way the physician's order for any patient's or resident's medical or therapeutic care unless the orders are clearly hazardous to the patient or resident, in which case the physician shall be immediately notified;

     (2)  Defrauding any federal, state, county, or social agency, business, or individual in the operation of a nursing home;

     (3)  Engaging in false, fraudulent, or deceptive advertising, or making false or improbable statements regarding the services of the nursing home; and

     (4)  Submitting or filing with the board any notice, statement, or other document required under this chapter which is false or which contains any material misstatement of fact. [L 1994, c 184, §1; am L 1997, c 235, §5]