CASE SUMMARY A physician received a 36-month license suspension with the final 27 months stayed, effective April 13, 2010, after admitting guilt to charges of negligence on more than one occasion. The physician served approximately six months of active suspension while completing a required clinical competency assessment. Once the assessment was completed, the suspension was …
Summary This case involves a physician who voluntarily surrendered their medical license following charges stemming from disciplinary actions taken by medical boards in Maine and Washington. The Maine Board found the physician had engaged in unprofessional conduct by inappropriately prescribing controlled substances, including prescribing Marinol to a patient’s significant other, “out to yourself because your …
Summary This case involved a doctor who voluntarily surrendered his Rhode Island medical license in May 2009 due to opiate and cocaine addiction after discontinuing treatment prior to completion. New York State pursued disciplinary action based on this out-of-state discipline under Education Law Section 6530(9). The hearing committee found the physician credible and noted his …
