By Robert Lowes
Medscape Medical News
Originally published on May 24, 2014
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, MD (R-TN), was fined $500 by the state medical board in Tennessee for having sexual relationships with 2 female patients in 2000, according to a consent order approved by the board on May 22.
The Board of Medical Examiners of Tennessee also reprimanded Dr. DesJarlais, characterizing his behavior as "unprofessional conduct."
Dr. DesJarlais, a general practitioner who was first elected to represent Tennessee's Fourth Congressional District in 2010, signed the consent order on May 20.
The consent order describes in bare-bones fashion what was laid out in voluminous detail about Dr. DesJarlais' personal life during and after his 2012 reelection campaign. From roughly January 2000 to May 2000, Dr. DesJarlais "had a sexual relationship with 2 female patients," the order states. "No documentation exists to show whether or not the physician-patient relationship was severed prior to the commencement of a romantic relationship with either female patient."
The board fined Dr. DesJarlais $250 for each patient. He also is responsible for the state's cost of prosecuting the case, up to $1000.
The rest of the story is here.
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State of Pennsylvania suspends psychologists
Psychiatric Crimes Database
Originally published January 2, 2013
On July 31, the Pennsylvania Department of State (DoS) suspended psychologist John H. Edgette, pursuant to the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County dated July 17, 2012, which the court issued under section 4355 of the Domestic Relations Code, which regards issues of custody, visitation and support.
On November 5, 2012, the DoS suspended psychologist Scott Adam Merritt for a period of no less than one year and placed a public reprimand in his permanent disciplinary record with the board because he is unable to practice psychology with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness or as a result of mental or physical condition.
On November 13, 2012, the DoS ordered psychologist Jennifer Hope Bullock to pay a civil penalty of $500 because she practiced as a licensed professional counselor while her license was lapsed.
Originally published January 2, 2013
On July 31, the Pennsylvania Department of State (DoS) suspended psychologist John H. Edgette, pursuant to the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County dated July 17, 2012, which the court issued under section 4355 of the Domestic Relations Code, which regards issues of custody, visitation and support.
On November 5, 2012, the DoS suspended psychologist Scott Adam Merritt for a period of no less than one year and placed a public reprimand in his permanent disciplinary record with the board because he is unable to practice psychology with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness or as a result of mental or physical condition.
On November 13, 2012, the DoS ordered psychologist Jennifer Hope Bullock to pay a civil penalty of $500 because she practiced as a licensed professional counselor while her license was lapsed.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Medical Boards Discipline Physicians for Online Behavior
By Jenni Laidman
Medscape Medical News
Originally published March 20, 2012
Most medical licensing boards have received at least 1 complaint about unprofessional online behavior by physicians, and many of these complaints resulted in serious disciplinary actions, including license revocation, according to a research letter published in the March 21 issue of JAMA.
S. Ryan Greysen, MD, from the Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues report that 48 (71%) of the 68 executive directors of medical licensing boards responded to the study survey. Of those, 44 (92%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 86% - 98%) indicated receiving at least 1 complaint about an online professional breach.
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"We've just found a new way to violate our own standards," Jason Jent, PhD, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, Division of Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, said to Medscape Medical News.
The entire story is here.
Medscape Medical News
Originally published March 20, 2012
Most medical licensing boards have received at least 1 complaint about unprofessional online behavior by physicians, and many of these complaints resulted in serious disciplinary actions, including license revocation, according to a research letter published in the March 21 issue of JAMA.S. Ryan Greysen, MD, from the Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues report that 48 (71%) of the 68 executive directors of medical licensing boards responded to the study survey. Of those, 44 (92%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 86% - 98%) indicated receiving at least 1 complaint about an online professional breach.
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"We've just found a new way to violate our own standards," Jason Jent, PhD, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics, Division of Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida, said to Medscape Medical News.
The entire story is here.
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