How Does a Criminal Conviction Affect a
Medical License in Pennsylvania?
If you are a practicing Doctor in Pennsylvania, you have undergone eight or more years of schooling, clinicals, residency, and passing your license exam. The hard work, dedication, sacrifice, and exorbitant cost are not things worth losing over a foolish mistake, such as a DUI arrest. So: How Does a Criminal Conviction Affect a Medical License in Pennsylvania?
Paul S. Peters III, Esq. understands the dire consequences of losing your Medical license, such as threatening your ability to work and provide for yourself and your family. If you find yourself in danger of losing your Medical license through action by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine, you will need an experienced, trusted, and aggressive lawyer at your side to advocate on your behalf. Paul S. Peters III, Esq. will provide you with that needed advocacy and legal defense. Call Paul S. Peters III, Esquire at 215-291-2944.
Paul S. Peters III, Esq. will provide effective and outstanding legal representation to medical professionals such as:
- Family Doctors
- Surgeons
- Emergency Room Doctors
- Anesthesiologists
- Gynecologists
- Obstetricians
- Chiropractors
- Pediatricians
- Orthopedic Doctors
- Cardiologists
- Medical Residents, Trainees, and Medical School Students
Medical License Suspension in Pennsylvania
Given that a Medical License means you provide an essential, lifesaving, and many times risky and dangerous service to society, the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine takes criminal convictions and other questionable actions exceptionally seriously.
Offenses Resulting in Suspension of a Medical License in Pennsylvania
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
The Pennsylvania Board of Medicine can decide to suspend your medical license upon a DUI conviction. If convicted, you will face a hearing before the Board. At the hearing, the Board to review the circumstances of the conviction, hear your position, review your medical treatment record, and determine if your conviction compromises your character and fitness to practice medicine. Failure to disclose your conviction to the Board can result in a loss of your medical license alone. It is essential to have an aggressive, experienced, and trusted lawyer for both your DUI matter and hearing before the Pennsylvania Medical Board. Paul S. Peters III, Esquire, is the legal advocate you need.
Sexual Offenses
Unfortunately, sexual offenses occur in the medical field and are an extreme violation of trust. Any medical professional convicted or accused of a sexual crime such as Rape, Indecent Assault, Sexual Assault, Molestation, Inappropriate Actions with a Child, Indecent Exposure, etc. will lose his/her Medical License, as well as ruin your reputation and put you at risk of a prison sentence.
Fraud
Fraud includes any activities considered inflation of fees, billing for services never rendered, violations of Medicare billing rules, or misappropriating funds of a medical practice or hospital. A conviction or finding of any such wrongful financial actions can result in a loss of your medical license.
Substance or Alcohol Abuse
If accused or suspected of substance or alcohol abuse while practicing medicine, your medical license will be threatened depending on the nature and circumstances. Substance and alcohol abuse issues are extremely concerning given the nature of a doctor’s job and a doctor’s access to prescription medicine. If abuse is suspected, you will face an investigation and hearing by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine, be required to attend and complete treatment, and your license placed on probation, restrictions, or suspended.
Prescription Issuance Violations
All too often, the news has stories of doctors running a “pill mill” relating to pain prescriptions such as Oxycontin, Percocet, and other opioids. In exchange for cash, some doctors enter the practice of blindly writing prescriptions with no questions asked; or even selling prescription pads. Not only is this a violation of state and federal drug laws that will result in a jail sentence but will also result in a medical license suspension. These actions can even be an issue if you are writing questionable prescriptions for family and friends.
Crimes of Moral Turpitude
Any serious felony offense such as Murder, Arson, Kidnapping, Burglary, or Rape, will undoubtedly prevent you from obtaining or result in a loss of your Medical License. As will any conviction for all levels of sexual offenses and offenses involving harm to children. Crimes for theft can also result in a license suspension. These crimes call into question a person’s morals, ethics, character, and judgment. The crimes fall into the category of crimes of “MORAL TURPITUDE” requiring disclosure.
Mandatory Reporter
As a licensed Medical Professional, you are considered a MANDATORY REPORTER in Pennsylvania regarding suspected child abuse. If you fail to uphold the duties and requirements of a MANDATORY REPORTER you will face criminal charges and consequences, as well as the loss of your job and medical license.
If you are facing criminal charges, any of which can impact your medical license in Pennsylvania and will require at least disclosure to the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine, you must have competent and aggressive legal representation. Paul S. Peters III, Esquire with his 20-years of legal experience in criminal defense and licensing defense, will provide the trusted, experienced, and zealous legal advocacy needed to protect your liberty and medical license.
How We Can Help
If you are a Doctor and facing DUI or other criminal charges, you must immediately obtain an experienced, trusted, and aggressive Criminal and License Defense Lawyer. You will need representation for both the DUI or other criminal charges and defense of your Medical license before the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine. Paul S. Peters III, Esq. is the trusted, experienced, and aggressive legal partner needed to defend your rights and Medical license in Criminal Court and before the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine.
Paul S. Peters III, Esq. handles matters in Pennsylvania arising in: Montgomery, Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Lehigh, Lancaster, Northampton, and Berks, County, just to name a few.
Do not waste one minute, contact the Aggressive, Experienced, Trusted, and Compassionate Pennsylvania Criminal and Medical License Defense Lawyer, Paul S. Peters III, Esq.
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If your Professional license is at risk in any of the following Pennsylvania Counties: Montgomery, Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Lehigh, Lancaster, Northampton, Berks, Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder, York Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming County
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