Summary
This case involves a physician who voluntarily surrendered their New York medical license following disciplinary action by the California Medical Board. The California Board had revoked the physician’s license (stayed) and placed them on five years’ probation with significant restrictions, including prohibition from emergency medicine practice and requirements for remedial education. The physician was found to have engaged in gross negligence, gross incompetence, and negligence on more than one occasion. Rather than contest similar charges in New York, the physician chose to surrender their license.
Case Analysis
Effective Date: August 10, 2011
Type of Doctor: Not specified in the documents (though restricted from emergency medicine in California)
Disposition Type: Surrender of License
How many total charges? One specification
What specifications of charges were alleged? First Specification: Having license suspended and/or having other disciplinary action taken by a duly authorized professional disciplinary agency of another state (N.Y. Education Law §6530(9)(d))
How many patients were involved in each charge? Not specified in the documents
Which charges was the licensee guilty of (either via hearing or negotiated consent)? The physician did not contest the specification as part of the surrender agreement
Which charges was the licensee not guilty of? Not applicable – the physician did not contest any charges
Outcome/Penalties (specific to this case):
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- Surrender of medical license in New York
- Name stricken from the roster of physicians in New York State
- The underlying California action included:
- Revocation of physician’s and surgeon’s certificate (stayed)
- Five years probation
- Required completion of “prescribing practices” course
- Required completion of “medical record keeping” course
- Required clinical training or educational program equivalent to “PACE”
- Payment of annual probation monitoring costs
- Restriction from practicing emergency medicine unless and until successful completion of PACE program
- Based on findings of gross negligence, gross incompetence, and negligence on more than one occasion
- Required to comply with all requirements for closing a medical practice (Exhibit “B”)