Say, unfortunately, the New York State Department of Health’s Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) or Office of Professional Discpline (OPD) finds you guilty of medical misconduct. In a worst-case scenario, the Board may temporarily suspend your medical license as a consequence. This means you may be barred from practicing medicine in New York State for a given timeframe. In the meantime, you may need to find work as a nursing assistant, nurse consultant, medical sales executive, or otherwise a job in the medical field that does not interact with patients directly. That is, until you can apply to get your medical license reinstated. Well, read on to discover how long you have to wait to get your medical license reinstated and how one of the seasoned New York physician defense lawyers at Walker Medical Law can help you effectively go about this process.
How long do I have to wait until I can get my medical license reinstated?
Generally speaking, the OPMC or OPD Board of Regents may not accept your request to reinstate your medical license until at least three years from its suspension date.
Unfortunately, there is likely no way to get around this three-year minimum waiting period. What’s more, it cannot be stressed enough that your medical license may not get automatically restored after three years. Rather, you must take it upon yourself to fill out and submit a medical license restoration application.
What do I need to do in the medical license reinstatement process?
You must not miss any of the requirements that come with your medical license restoration application and subsequently jeopardize your opportunity.
For starters, you need to prove the medical misconduct issue, which caused your medical license to be suspended in the first place, has been rectified and will not happen again. It may help further prove your point if you express your deep remorse for committing this misconduct in the first place.
Secondly, you may want to share evidence of what you have been doing to better yourself as an individual and as a medical professional during the time your license has been suspended. Specifically, this may entail documentation that you went to a rehabilitative center, attended Continued Medical Education courses, performed community service, or otherwise.
Lastly, you must gather five witnesses, at least three being physicians. You must then ask them to each provide an affidavit explaining why they believe you should be allowed to get your medical license reinstated and practice medicine in New York State once more.
This is not to mention your need to supplement the application with a $750 fee payable to the New York State Department of Education. In conclusion, we strongly encourage you to retain the services of one of the competent New York physician defense lawyers. You may do so by scheduling an initial consultation with Walker Medical Law today.
