Kansas State Board of Healing Arts - Kansas Legislature...Kansas State Board of Healing Arts...
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Kansas State Board of Healing Arts Safeguarding the Public ~ Strengthening the Healing Arts
February 16, 2016
Kathleen Selzler Lippert, JD Executive Director
Safeguarding the public ~
Strengthening the Healing
Arts
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Medical Professional
Licensure
Where
• Character and
• Competence count
[the 2 C’s]
AWARD FOR
MOST CREATIVE
APPLICATION
AWARD FOR
MOST DANGEROUS
APPLICATION
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Medical Professionals: • Public protection is core function
• Criminal history information is not related to crime and punishment
• Criminal history information is related to character and competence assessment
Medical Professionals: • Criminal history is not a bar to
licensure
• Criminal history is a tool to assess character and competence
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Medical Professionals: • Treat vulnerable patients in their
homes and have access to mail, checks, and valuables
Ethics and integrity matter
Bad check, forgery, theft,
Medical Professionals: • Touch children, females, and others
in private and personal ways
Boundary critical, Moral turpitude essential
Assault, stalking, harassment, sexual battery, lewd and lascivious behavior, solicitation of minor
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Medical Professionals: • Wield scalpels, adjust spines, and
prescribe dangerous drugs
• Unable to practice safely because of drugs or alcohol, impairment
• Drug or alcohol crimes
Criminal History is application tool to protect public
And, the fact is that some professionals stumble
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Professional stumbles can cross all boundaries
Character & competence are not
guaranteed by a diploma
Kansas is the land of Oz
Professionals everywhere have issues
Kansas is not a island immune from problem
professionals
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WHY • Statutory Mandate
• To investigate all patient complaints that involve allegations that, if substantiated, would constitute a violation of the Healing Arts Act, irrespective of any prior pattern of negligence
• Evaluate applicants for character and competence • Safeguard the public & strengthen the professions
that practice the healing arts.
WHY • Myth Buster:
When interacting with the Board on a complaint,
physicians believe they are going t the gallows; but
the public believe we are protecting the good ole
boy network – neither perspective is valid or
evidence based.
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WHAT WE DO
We have to kill
the imaginary
monsters before
we can focus on
real issues …
Applicant told hospital CEO it was easier for
a KBI agent to get clearance into the CIA
than to get a Kansas medical license…
Reality: Applicant never actually submitted
an application because he was too busy.
He just needed an excuse for not being
licensed by the agreed time frame.
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I can’t get a license because of a DUI
arrest.
Reality: Criminal history is not a bar to
licensure.
Second, Public protection means that if an
applicant’s conduct is concerning it may
require remediation.
Myths Busted – So What?
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Medical Professionals:
• Public Protection is mandate
• Criminal history is not a bar
• Criminal history is a tool
Medical Professionals:
• Evaluate applicant to see if they posses the character and competence necessary for licensure
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Medical Professionals:
• Remediate deficit through monitoring which provides public protection
MAIN AGENCY CONTACTS
Executive Director,
Kathleen Selzler Lippert, JD
[email protected] 785.296.8561
General Counsel,
Kelli J. Stevens, JD
[email protected] 785.296.8066
Chief Litigation Counsel,
Reese E. Hays, JD
[email protected] 785.296.0961
Chief Disciplinary Counsel,
Dan Riley , JD
[email protected] 785.296.4882
Licensing Administrator,
Katy Lenahan
[email protected] 785.296.8563
Medical Director,
John F. McMaster, M.D.
Contact information
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QUESTIONS?
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
800 SW Jackson, Lower Level – Suite A
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-7413
Toll Free: 1-888-886-7205
Fax: (785) 296-0852
www.ksbha.org