Four Ways to Have Your Medical License Revoked in California

There are many ways a physician can suffer the humiliation, pain, and frustration of having his or her medical license revoked, often before a very unsympathetic and heartless Medical Board of California.

Over many years of experience, we have found that certain patterns of conduct often result in revocation and want to provide our clients and potential clients with the following list of the top 4 ways to have your California medical license revoked and how a California medical board license attorney can help you keep your license and career.

Malpractice or Negligence

Medical malpractice or other instances of patient harm due to the actions or inaction of a physician. Even if you feel that you have done your due diligence in the care of a patient, complaints and accusations from a valid or perceived mistreatment on the side of a patient can lead to formal investigations and license revocation.

Insurance Fraud

Involvement in a conviction for, or aiding and abetting in the commission of insurance fraud, whether at the federal, state, or private insurance levels.

Many times, physicians find themselves involved in very serious Medicare, Medical, or other insurance fraud matters, and a conviction or even investigation for such activities can often result in revocation if the matter is not handled aggressively and proactively by experienced counsel.

Criminal Conviction

This is somewhat self-explanatory, but depending on the circumstances of the criminal complaint against the licensee, the Board may or may not seek revocation, and depending on the severity of the allegations, may often seek a "Cease Practice Order" which attempts to immediately suspend the physician’s license pending a resolution of the accusation, which is filed soon thereafter. These matters must be handled in a very expeditious manner, as every day of delay results in a longer period of license suspension, not to mention the potential erosion of the physician’s reputation and ability to practice medicine and serve his or her patients. www.marcarianlaw.com

Prescription Negligence

The California Medical Board has for the last several years embarked on somewhat of a witch hunt, also known as "death certificate cases" which is a retroactive effort by the Board to investigate physicians who prescribed medications, often times with no intention to do any harm, to patients who have passed away under circumstances reported by the coroner as concerning or suspicious. These cases often result in unfair and aggressive disciplinary action against the prescribing doctor, even if he or she did not improperly prescribe pain or other addictive medications, which may or may not have contributed to the death of the patient at issue

Contact a Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Attorney

If you or somebody you love has been injured or has become ill due to the negligence of a medical provider, contact the team at the Marcarian Law Firm as soon as possible. Our attorneys will work diligently to recover full compensation for your losses. We are not afraid to stand up to aggressive insurance carriers or well-funded medical agencies. When you need a Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney, you can contact us for an initial consultation of your case by clicking here or calling 818-995-8787 or 800924-3784.

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