How common is it for a doctor to have a patient's license revoked?
971428
Your loved one should see a physician and have the appropriate testing done.  Blacking out is a serious problem and should be investigated immediately.  Possible causes could include neurological or cardiac conditions.\nAs far as her driver's licence goes, generally it is a family member who "blows the whistle" to the physician because, as you said, the patient is afraid of losing her independence when she is no longer able to drive.\nA physician who believes his patient should no longer be driving is obligated to notify the DMV in writing. \nMorale and financial obligations are secondary to protecting the safety of other drivers and pedestrians.  \nBesides, your loved one is at risk herself if she does not find out what caused the blackout.
1062143
This particular Dr may not be listed as in his own practice but may be listed as with a group and without that groups name you are pretty much sunk.....unless.....\n    Contact your local medical society as he may be listed there.\n     Check with your local hospital in the administration dept.  If that particular doctor has practicing privileges there it will be in his name and not that of the group in which he works with.......Good Luck
707912
I had a doctor once who I thought did so poorly, I actually got up and walked out after demanding he take the speculum out of me.  The nurse finally did it.  And as I was leaving another doctor I had been to came out and I told him NO ONE BETTER SEND ME A BILL FOR THIS NUTJOB and they didn't.  Sounds like you already paid, but I would call and voice my complaint and ask them to refund my money, if they don't you can file a complaint with the AMA and BBB and if I were you, I would if he did something inappropiate or was negligient in some way.  Hope this helps you!
536078
See another physician for a second opinion... Second of all, if you feel that dr did not do there job, file a complaint with the state health department.
226129
They can't revoke your out of state license, but they CAN revoke your CA driving privileges.  Another state recognizes your out of state license in the US, but can "revoke" its status as a valid license in that state, no other.  \n\nThis happens with people DUI/DWI a lot, and also for being uninsured.  President Bush at one time (yrs back) could not drive in Maine because while he had an out-of-state license, Maine revoked his driving privileges.
922865
This is commonly done when a doctor retires , records are sent to the doctor taking over for him , records aren't looked at unless you call and want to be seen by this physician , so if you don't want this new one retrieve your records but first find a doctor excepting new patients... your former doc found one and apparently thinks he/she  is qualified to be your doctor
29718
If the information did not come about because of a patient-doctor relationship, then there is no confidentiality. However:\n\nWhat business does the doctor have telling the employer? If he's a doctor (co-worker) doing doctor work for her employer, then it would be odd if he wasn't in some way her doctor, and therefore obliged to treat her information with confidence.\n\nIf he was in some way her doctor, then he would be combining what he knew from doctor visits with what he know from the bar, and so spilling some part of confidential information.\n\nIf he had not treated her, but just had a bar conversation once upon a time with her, how qualified is he to judge her mental state, to the point where he would have her suspended/fired?\n\nOTOH, if you're sitting in a bar with someone, doctor or not, and they confess to you "sometimes I just feel like driving the loaded bus off the high point of the bridge, I'm so depressed", I would think you have an obligation to tell someone.\n\n"...until the psychologist feels she is fit to return to work."??? Now suddenly he IS her doctor until she's better? Having stuck his nose into the case and being an employee of one party and snitched on the other, he's hardly qualified to give an impartial judgement of her condition later.\n\nBesides, what happened to the Hippocratic oath of "...first, do no harm..." if he's getting her suspended?\n\nI would say MYOB is the first rule of a professional involved in a non-professional social situation. Unless she was a real danger to others (and explicitly said so) it's not up to the psychologist to butt in.\n\nOTOH, if someone said something that threatened the life or livelihood of others around her, ANYONE has an obligation to snitch unless there is a specific confidentiality in force.\n\nIf they simply threaten suicide themselves, you shouldn't tell anyone (except, say, her doctor who is obliged to keep it confidential) without their permission. telling the whole world will just make matters worse.
270796
patient abuse, possible murder charges,or attempted murder, either way you look at felony charges, also if cought stealing meds you can loose your license & if not lost then rehab 4 u  & continuous aa
884926
Practicing medicine without a license is a serious crime.  So is tricking people into giving you money for worthless treatments when they have a serious disease like cancer.  I can almost guarantee you will do prison time over it.
893549
You're right, no one should be diminished like that, especially by a doctor in an authority role who's obligation is to treat medical problems without espousing their moral ignorance.\n\nThat said, I wonder if some of your anger isn't being funneled at the doctor than at you g/f picking up what may be due to unprotected sex with someone else.  That possibility has to be floating around in your head somewhere, even if you aren't quite aware.  Hope that's not the case but it could be.  Anyway, let the doc thing go.  It's wasted emotion.
768358
A doctor cannot abuse the doctor patient priveledge. He will not say anything to another person about it. He can tell if you do it that way though. You'll show signs like tearing and swollen vains around the area.
136953
depends what kind of license (driving, hunting, fishing, medical doctor, etc), where you live, why it got taken away, and many other factors. please add details.
844051
Many things. get a good legal representative who would both look after his interests and maybe pursue any malpractice. You have every right to be concerned and it makes you think that you could wish this does not happen nowadays but unfortunately it does. Good luck.
1005035
Try this link: http://www.in.gov/isdh/regsvcs/providers/index.htm\n\nYou should be able to get information on the doctor, or even if there have been any Disciplinary actions against him. If not, perhaps the website can tell you how to get the info. Good luck!
1049586
I used to be the staff attorney for the Indiana State Bureau of Motor Vehicles.  I have epilepsy too, and they used it as an excuse to fire me.  They said I lied when I said I was not "subject to seizures," even though my Dr. had told me I wasn't as long as I stayed on my medicine, and they knew from day 1 that I had it.  They suspended my license too, and I had to fight all the way to the Indiana Supreme Court to get it back.  Check with the Epilepsy Foundation to see what the requirements are in your state for getting back your license.  Most states require you to be seizure-free for one year.
1094809
The license will be revoked and the judge will decide on the fine.
541667
the patient has to accept your offer. if you treat him you can be sued or fired or worse.