SUMMARY SUSPENSIONS: DO BOARDS USE THIS AUTHORITY APPROPRIATELY?

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

2:00 pm 3:00 pm

Presenter:

Bruce McIntyre

Acting Chief Administrative Officer

Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline

On July 17, 2011, The Saint Louis Post Dispatch carried an editorial pointing out that In twenty-five years, the [Missouri] medical board has not one time used its authority to summarily suspend a license of a dangerous doctor. This is not the case in Rhode Island, where the medical board frequently uses its power to impose a summary suspension. At this session, an individual who has been with Rhode Island medical board for many years, including a stint when he served as the boards general counsel, will explain the rationale behind his boards willingness to utilize its summary suspension powers. If you have ever wondered whether your own licensing board uses summary suspensions as often as it might, this session will be instructive.

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