250.987 Statute of Limitations for OPMC Website The Medical Society of the State of New York will advocate that disciplinary actions imposed more than 10 years ago be removed from the publicly searchable Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) database, except if the information relates to physician’s license being revoked, suspended, or surrendered after the
250.988 Professional Misconduct Reform The Medical Society of the State of New York amend MSSNY Policy 250.988 as follows: MSSNY will support regulation and/or legislation that moves investigation of complaints, conduct of hearing, and discipline of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives from the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions to the Office
250.999 Guidelines for Reporting Professional Misconduct: Paragraph (a) of Subdivision (11) of section 230 of the Public Health Law provides: “MSSNY, the New York State Osteopathic Society or any district osteopathic society, and statewide medical specialty society or organization, and every county medical society, every person licensed pursuant to articles one hundred thirty-one, one hundred
250.998 Due Process for Physicians Accused by Hospitals of Professional Misconduct: Any committee of a hospital that is duly constituted by the hospital to review matters involving professional misconduct should provide a physician who is accused of misconduct with notice of the charges, an opportunity to be heard, and any other safeguards that may be provided by
250.997 Changes to OPMC Procedures: (SUNSET HOD 2017)
250.996 Changes to OPMC Procedures: If the complainant is an insurer, an employee or agent of any insurer, or an attorney, MSSNY should advocate for legislation that will require the disclosure of the name of the person or entity that has filed a complaint against a physician with the Office of Professional Medical Conduct. (HOD
250.995 OPMC and Medicaid: MSSNY should encourage the Office of Medicaid Services to discontinue its policy of excluding physicians from its panel solely because they are on probation with the Office of Professional Medical Conduct. (HOD 2007-93; Reaffirmed HOD 2017)
250.994 OPMC Administrative Review Board: MSSNY will take steps to educate physicians regarding the Office of Professional Medical Conduct Administrative Review Board’s authority to strengthen the severity of the hearing committee determination or sanction. (HOD 2009-112; Reaffirmed HOD 2019)
250.993: Physicians Serving on the OPMC Hearing Committee MSSNY will seek legislation or regulation requiring that at least one of the two physicians serving on the hearing committee of the OPMC charged with the responsibility of listening to and reviewing written and oral testimony alleging possible physician misconduct, be in active practice and of
250.992 Amendment to OPMC Reporting Requirement Associated with Physician Profile Updates Under New York State Law, failure of a physician to update his/her profile within six (6) months of license renewal, can be considered as professional misconduct and reportable to the OPMC for immediate action. The Medical Society of the State of New York will
