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If you need a California medical license defense attorney, contact us as soon as possible. We defend physicians before the Medical Board of California in license denial and disciplinary action cases from investigation through administrative hearings and on appeal. We also represent doctors in matters involving the National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB), hospital privileges, and Medical Provider Networks (MPN).
We defend physicians (and physician assistants) in the following areas:
A California physician was on probation with a requirement to undergo and pass the Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (P.A.C.E.) program at the University of California, San Diego. The P.A.C.E. evaluation was conducted in two parts. It included an oral clinical evaluation and a hands-on practice simulation, in addition to physical and psychological testing. The physician was subsequently informed of failure of the clinical portion of the examination. An order to cease practice followed. The Medical Board then filed an Accusation and Petition to Revoke Probation.
A California medical resident was applying for his Physician and Surgeon's Certificate. Question No. 55 on the Medical Board's application form asked for disclosure of all criminal offenses, including felonies, misdemeanors and infractions, except for charges "dismissed under section 1000.3 of the California Penal Code or equivalent non-California laws". The resident did not know if this meant he had to disclose three offenses committed when he was an adult but treated as a minor relative to alcohol and False I.D. matters that occurred while he was in college in another state.
A California physician who previously practiced in Ohio and held multiple state licenses, received a letter from the Medical Board of California advising that California was offering to impose a Public Letter of Reprimand in lieu of filing an Accusation. The letter alleged violation of Bus. & Prof. Code Sections 141(a) and 2305 [out-of-state discipline] based on the fact that another state had written a "public letter of concern" to the physician.
A California physician had a spousal argument at the residence. The argument became loud and heated. Police arrived at the residence and questioned the couple. The couple's small child was also present. The police officers urged the spouse to accept an application for a restraining order, which the spouse refused. The spouse also informed the police that the spouse did not want the physician arrested nor charged, and that the spouse did not wish to testify about any domestic abuse since none had occurred.
by Adam G. Slote on August 25, 2014
After successful completion of diversion or deferred entry of judgment in California under Penal Code sections 1001.9 and 1000.4,the arrest and diversion or deferred entry of judgment is deemed not to have occurred, and the licensee or applicant “may indicate in response to any question concerning his or her prior criminal record that he or she was not arrested or diverted [or granted deferred entry of judgment] for the offense….” (Penal Code sections 1001.9 and 1000.4.)
by Stephen M. Boreman on August 15, 2014
On May 14, 2014, a California Family Practice physician received a Medical Board of California investigative inquiry following the death of a young adult patient from a poly-drug overdose while the patient was in-patient at a residential facility to treat Methadone addiction and related issues. The Medical Board requested the patient records and a formal, written statement from the physician detailing all care provided to the deceased patient.
A California Ob-Gyn was one of a small group of specialists serving a rural area. A patient whom the physician had previously treated , having delivered her children, presented with complaints of unusual, continuous bleeding. The doctor asked the patient to undergo a pelvic exam and Pap smear to help determine the cause of bleeding. The patient demurred, saying she had just undergone a Pap smear and exam with her primary care physician who referred her to the Ob-Gyn. She said she was embarrassed and uncomfortable undergoing further examination.
A California medical Resident suffered a criminal conviction based on a plea to “wet reckless” (reckless driving with alcohol involvement) in the second year of residency, just prior to PGY-3 (Post-graduate year 3). In PGY-3 residents are required to acquire a license from the Medical Board of California in order to complete their residency program in-state.
The California Board of Acupunture investigated our client because of a complaint that the Acupuncturist had sexual relations with a patient. California law prohibits acupuncturists, physicians (doctors), dentists, chiropractors, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses and other health care professionals from having sexual relations with patients. (California Business and Professions Code Section 726.)
Our client was an Ob-Gyn accused in a California Medical Board accusation of negligently failing to ensure that a patient with symptoms of possible breast cancer sought an evaluation from a specialist.
