20:48:14:04Denial of registration or certificate.

The board may deny the application for registration of a nursing corporation or a certificate of registration for a health care corporation upon proof that: (1) The initial application or the application for renewal does not comply with §§ 20:48:14:01 and 20:48:14:03, respectively; (2) The nursing corporation or health care corporation committed fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in its initial or renewal application; (3) The nursing corporation or health care corporation engaged in the practice of nursing before approval of its initial application pursuant to § 20:48:14:02 or after expiration and before renewal of its registration pursuant to § 20:48:14:03; or (4) Any officers, directors, shareholders, or employees authorized to practice nursing have violated a relevant provision of law.

Source: 23 SDR 106, effective January 1, 1997; 48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.