You may have stood before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) or the Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) to hear that they have found you guilty of medical misconduct. This may be followed by the unfortunate news that they have decided to revoke your medical license. With this, you may believe that your medical career is over as you know it. However, there may be a way for you to attempt to get into the Board’s good graces, so to speak. With that being said, please continue reading to learn whether there are certain conditions you must meet before you can get your medical license reinstated and how one of the experienced OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyers at Walker Medical Law can guide you through this process.
What are the possible conditions to get my medical license reinstated?
When it comes to getting your medical license reinstated, you may simply remember the three R’s: remorse, rehabilitation, and reeducation. Specific details for these conditions read as follows:
- Remorse: You must prove to the Board that you take full accountability for the behaviors and actions that led to your medical misconduct guilty verdict.
- You may have written a formal, written apology that expresses your remorse.
- Rehabilitation: You must prove to the Board that you have taken measures to correct these negligent behaviors and actions so that they will never happen again.
- You may have attended a substance abuse treatment program, if applicable.
- You may have attended mental health counseling sessions, if applicable.
- You may have voluntarily participated in community service, if applicable.
- Reeducation: You must prove to the Board that you have stayed up to date with the latest medical advancements despite not actively practicing medicine.
- You may have attended Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses.
- You may have read the most recent literature on your former field of practice.
What is the formal process of getting my medical license reinstated in New York?
Once you believe you can achieve these three R’s, you may focus on the fourth R, which is reinstatement. Importantly, there is a formal process in place to get your New York medical license reinstated. It starts with submitting a formal application to the New York State Education Department, which must be supplemented with a mandatory $750 filing fee. From here, you may expect to be notified of a scheduled hearing in front of the Board, in which you must make an argument for why you are a suitable candidate for a medical license reinstatement.
If the Board is convinced by your case, you may be lucky enough to get your license restored. It is worth mentioning, though, that they may impose certain restrictions on your newly restored license, such as needing to be supervised or overseen by a monitoring physician during your practice. Also, you must understand that your previous employer is not necessarily obligated to give back your former position, or any position at all.
To conclude, this matter may obviously be important to you, and you may want the best possible outcome. So please, do not fight back without one of the skilled OPMC/OPD misconduct defense lawyers in your corner. The team at Walker Medical Law is here at your command.
