When your medical license is in jeopardy, you need to call a medical license defense attorney to help avoid conviction and ensure that you retain your medical license. One’s professional license, especially in the medical field, is very important. Not only is it the basis for the practice of one’s profession, it is also the source of one’s livelihood and income.
If you are having issues with your medical license, we at the Law Offices of Albert Goodwin are here for you. You can call us at 212-233-1233 or send us an email at [email protected].
Depending on the type of license, misconduct is usually handled by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (Department of Health), the Office of Professional Discipline (Department of Education), and/or the New York State Attorney General’s Office and the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
Issues regarding the suspension or revocation of a doctor’s medical license are handled by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) under the Department of Health. New York Education Law § 6530 lists and defines the different forms of professional misconduct for doctors and physicians, such as but not limited to:
When you are the subject of an investigation by the OPMC, remember that you have the right to remain silent. You must comply with all document requests, but you are under no obligation to speak and talk to OPMC investigators about the case. It is important to engage the services of a medical defense attorney from the onset so you are able to come up with a strong legal defense that you can consistently raise from the very start.
Criminal convictions have an effect on your medical license, even if it is totally unrelated to your professional conduct, such as driving while intoxicated or driving while ability impaired. Sometimes, the Attorney General can also investigate you for criminal charges related to professional misconduct, such as healthcare fraud and private insurance fraud. In these cases, it is important to hire a medical license defense attorney who can represent you to avoid conviction, even if it is just to work out a plea deal. Re-pleading to a lesser offense or to a non-criminal offense can be a primary factor in the OPMC’s consideration of your case in the suspension or revocation of your medical license.
If your medical license has already been suspended or revoked, a medical license defense attorney can help you prepare a compelling argument to re-apply and get back your license. This compelling argument includes showing and proving remorse, rehabilitation, and reeducation. Skilled legal representation can help you choose your words carefully to ensure that the panel can see that you have taken responsibility for your actions, you are remorseful, you have engaged in rehabilitation activities to address the event that caused you to lose your license, and that you have kept abreast with continuing education despite your license suspension or revocation.
Your license is important for your career, your livelihood, and your source of income. Losing your license can be humiliating and embarrassing. However, you can avoid the revocation or suspension of your license by immediately engaging the services of a medical license defense attorney who can help you prepare a strong legal defense from the start. If you have medical licensing issues, we at the Law Offices of Albert Goodwin are here for you. We have offices in New York City, Brooklyn, NY and Queens, NY. You can call us at 212-233-1233 or send us an email at [email protected].