CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY Bottom Line: This case involved a physician who voluntarily surrendered their New York medical license rather than contest charges related to a 2009 DEA order that revoked their registration for prescribing controlled substances to 233 patients without physical examinations and outside the usual course of professional practice. The physician chose to surrender …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY Bottom Line: This case involved a physician who was initially found guilty and penalized by a hearing committee for professional misconduct based on a 2008 federal criminal conviction for internet prescription drug distribution. However, the Administrative Review Board completely overturned the hearing committee’s decision and vacated all penalties, determining that the physician …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY Bottom Line: This case involved a physician who had their Ohio medical license revoked for substandard care, controlled substance violations, and inadequate record-keeping, which resulted in New York automatically revoking their license as well. The physician failed to appear at the New York hearing, and the board unanimously determined that revocation was …
Case Analysis Summary – Case 3 Case Overview: The physician voluntarily surrendered her medical license following charges related to disciplinary action taken by the Arizona Medical Board. The Arizona Board had restricted the physician’s practice and prohibited prescribing due to suspected use of a general anesthetic/sedative, following a summary suspension from Valley View Medical Center. …
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 involves a Registered Physician Assistant (R.P.A.) who entered into a consent agreement following charges of fraudulent practice for inappropriately issuing prescriptions for controlled substances for herself. The practitioner did not contest the charges and agreed to a two-year stayed suspension followed by three years of probation. The case demonstrates the Board’s oversight …
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 …
Case Summary This physician voluntarily surrendered his license to practice medicine in New York effective October 14, 2010. The surrender resolved two specifications of professional misconduct based on prior disciplinary action in North Carolina, where he was reprimanded for inadequate medical record-keeping and inappropriate prescribing to himself, family, employees, and their relatives. By agreeing to …
CASE SUMMARY A physician voluntarily surrendered their medical license effective November 1, 2010, after being disciplined by the Indiana State Medical Licensing Board. The physician did not contest charges of failing to keep abreast of current theory or practice regarding the prescribing of controlled substances, knowingly violating state or federal statutes or regulations, and practicing …
