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JC 020810

CASE SUMMARY A physician’s license was suspended effective February 8, 2010, following a hearing in which the Hearing Committee sustained charges of habitual alcohol abuse and psychiatric impairment. The suspension requires completion of an inpatient residential treatment program for substance dependence and behavioral issues, along with neurological and neuropsychological evaluations to assess cognitive deficits. Upon …

R. A. 102910

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 …

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