In an unideal outcome, the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) or Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) may rule you guilty of medical misconduct. With this charge, they may punish you with a medical license suspension that bars your ability to practice. Not only may this be a shot to your professional reputation, but this may be a heavy hit on your finances. This is especially true if you are the primary financial supporter of your domestic household, you recently took on a large debt, and in the meantime, you cannot find a new job that pays nearly the same amount. In this case, please read on to discover how long your medical license suspension is supposed to last and how a seasoned OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyer at Walker Medical Law can help get your career back on track at your first available opportunity.
How long is my medical license suspension supposed to last?
Importantly, the OPMC or OPD Board of Regents may not consider reinstating your medical license until at least three years have passed from its initial suspension date. With this, though, you must understand that the Board may not initiate this reinstatement automatically. After all, given your track record, they may still be hesitant about your capability to perform ethical medicine. And so, you must fight to prove that, during this off time, you worked hard to earn back your medical license.
For one, you may demonstrate that you have fulfilled all the other punishments they have imposed on you. That is, you may since paid off all your fines, completed all your community service hours, and attended all your required educational or training courses. Even better is if the OPMC or OPD did not order you to perform community service or continue your medical education, but you did them anyway to improve yourself personally and professionally.
How long will my other punishments last for medical misconduct?
As insinuated above, your medical license suspension may be one of the many punishments the OPMC or OPD orders you with. And so, besides your three-year suspension, you may be asked to pay a fine as much as $10,000 for each finding of medical misconduct. This may be in addition to performing community service for as long as 500 hours total. Lastly, you may be expected to complete up to 50 continuing medical education (CME) credits for each year out of practice, with at least 50 of these credits being obtained in the immediate year prior.
Do not let your legal initiatives stop after reading this blog. The next action you should take is calling us at Walker Medical Law and retaining the services of a competent OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyer. Rest assured, we will take the reins from here on out.
