Summary
This case involves a physician who entered into a consent agreement to surrender their medical license following charges of prescribing medications inappropriately to multiple patients during 2007-2008. Rather than contesting the charges through a hearing, the physician agreed not to contest the negligence charges and voluntarily surrendered their license. The physician’s name was to be removed from the roster of physicians 90 days after the order became effective.
Case Analysis
Effective Date: February 28, 2011 (with name removal from roster 90 days later)
Type of Doctor: Not specified in the documents
Disposition Type: Consent Agreement and Surrender of License
How many total charges? One specification
What specifications of charges were alleged? First Specification: Negligence on More Than One Occasion (N.Y. Educ. Law § 6530(3)) – for prescribing medications inappropriately to patients during periods in or about 2007-2008
How many patients were involved in each charge? Multiple patients (referenced in an attached Appendix “A”, which was not included in the provided documents)
Which charges was the licensee guilty of (either via hearing or negotiated consent)? The physician did not contest the First Specification (Negligence on More Than One Occasion) in full satisfaction of the charges
Which charges was the licensee not guilty of? Not applicable – only one charge was filed and the physician did not contest it
Outcome/Penalties (specific to this case):
- Surrender of medical license
- Name to be stricken from the roster of physicians in New York State 90 days after the effective date
- Immediate placement on probation from the effective date until the surrender became effective (with terms in Exhibit “B”)
- Required to comply with guidelines for closing a medical practice (Exhibit “C”), including:
- Notifying all patients within 15 days
- Transferring patient records within 30 days
- Surrendering DEA certificate and prescription forms
- Removing all professional signage and listings
- Divesting from any professional service corporations within 90 days