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Reporting Professional Misconduct to Licensing Boards

Requires the Agency to report to the State Board of Medicine or the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, within 60 days, the termination or curtailment of a physician’s association for reasonable cause to believe malpractice or misconduct occurred, a resignation to avoid discipline, or written information that a physician has been convicted of a felony (Health Care Facilities Act §806.1); requires written notice to the Department of Health of any unlicensed practice (28 Pa. Code §51.3(g)(13)); and sets the Agency’s own standard for reporting nurse, therapist and other licensee conduct that endangers patients to the licensing board.

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About this policy
Policy number
PA-HH-QA-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
Health Care Facilities Act §806.1
Library
Pennsylvania home health · 56 policies
Category
Quality
Sections
15

In short

  • Keep your professional license current. You cannot work in a licensed role if it lapses.
  • Tell the Administrator within one working day of any action against your license, or any arrest, charge or conviction.
  • Report to the supervising nurse any conduct by a licensed colleague that could endanger patients.
  • The Agency reports physician misconduct to the State Board within 60 days, and unlicensed practice to the Department of Health at once.

What's inside

15 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (Health Care Facilities Act §806.1)
  • 5. Physician Reports Under Section 806.1
  • 6. Unlicensed Practice
  • 7. Conduct of Nurses, Therapists, and Other Licensees
  • 8. Responsibilities
  • 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 10. Staff Training
  • 11. References
  • 12. Related Policies and Forms
  • 13. Approval
  • 14. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Have you ended any physician’s association with the Agency for misconduct? Did you report it to the licensing board?
  • How do you check that every licensed staff member’s license is current?

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