Summary
This case involves a physician who voluntarily surrendered their medical license in New York State rather than contest allegations of professional misconduct. The doctor was charged with failing to maintain adequate patient records over a six-year period from 2004 to 2010, affecting multiple patients. The physician chose to surrender their license through a negotiated agreement rather than face a disciplinary hearing.
Effective Date: August 14, 2013
Type of Doctor: M.D. (Medical Doctor)
Disposition Type: Voluntary Surrender of License
How many total charges? 1 specification of professional misconduct
What specifications of charges were alleged? Failure to Maintain Records – Professional misconduct as defined in N.Y. Education Law § 6530(32) by failing to maintain a record for each patient which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient. The physician failed to adequately document the care and treatment rendered to multiple patients with respect to the medications prescribed and/or services ordered.
How many patients were involved in each charge? Multiple patients (exact number not specified in the documents). The misconduct occurred during the period from January 2004 through December 2010.
Which charges was the licensee guilty of (either via hearing or negotiated consent)? The physician did not formally plead guilty but agreed not to contest the allegations in full satisfaction of the charges through the voluntary surrender agreement. By accepting the surrender terms, the physician effectively accepted responsibility for the failure to maintain adequate patient records.
Which charges was the licensee not guilty of? Not applicable – there was only one charge, and the physician chose not to contest it through the surrender agreement.
Outcome/Penalties (specific to this case):
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- Voluntary surrender of medical license in New York State
- Physician’s name stricken from the roster of physicians in New York State
- Immediate cessation of medical practice in New York State
- Required to deliver the original license and registration to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct within 5 days
- Required to notify all patients within 15 days of cessation of practice and refer them to other licensed practitioners
- Required to arrange for the transfer and maintenance of all patient medical records within 30 days
- Must surrender any DEA-controlled substance privileges within 15 days
- Must return unused prescription forms to the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement within 15 days
- Must remove all public representations of eligibility to practice medicine within 15 days
- Prohibited from charging, receiving, or sharing fees for professional services while barred from practice
- If holding shares in a professional service corporation, must divest financial interest within 90 days
- License surrender reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank and Federation of State Medical Boards