[§467E-12.5]  Revocation of license or denial of application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license based on conviction requiring registration as a sex offender; conditions.  (a)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director shall automatically revoke a license or deny an application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license under either of the following circumstances:

     (1)  The licensee has been convicted in any court in or outside of this State of any offense that, if committed or attempted in this State, based on the elements of the convicted offense, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses described in chapter 846E; or

     (2)  The licensee has been required to register as a sex offender pursuant to chapter 846E, regardless of whether the related conviction has been appealed.

     (b)  The director shall notify the licensee of the license revocation or denial of application to renew, restore, or reinstate the license and of the right to elect to have a hearing as provided in subsection (c).

     (c)  Upon revocation of the license or denial of an application to renew, restore, or reinstate, the licensee may file a written request for a hearing with the director within ten days of the notice.  The hearing shall be held within thirty days of the revocation or denial.  The proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 91.

     (d)  For the purposes of enforcement of this section, a plea or verdict of guilty, or a conviction after a plea of nolo contendere, shall be deemed a conviction.  The record of conviction shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the conviction occurred.

     (e)  If the related conviction of the license holder is overturned upon appeal, the revocation or denial ordered pursuant to this section shall automatically cease.  Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the director from pursuing disciplinary action based on any cause other than the overturned conviction.

     (f)  Any final order of discipline taken pursuant to this section shall be a matter of public record.

     (g)  The director shall not restore, renew, or otherwise reinstate the license of a person under any of the following circumstances:

     (1)  The person has been required to register as a sex offender pursuant to chapter 846E, regardless of whether the conviction has been appealed; and

     (2)  The person engaged in the offense with a patient or client, or with a former patient or client if the relationship was terminated primarily for the purpose of committing the offense. [L 2025, c 273, §28]