The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure on July 16 accepted a consent order that would impose a three-month active suspension on Dr. Ellis Olsen for violations of telemedicine regulations and require continuing medical education in medical ethics.

Board staff told members that Olsen, charged in December 2024 for failing to establish a physician-patient relationship via telemedicine and for not ordering appropriate tests or communicating directly with a minor patient, signed the consent order. "Doctor Olsen was charged in December 2024 with violation of the telemedicine regulations," Paul Barnes told the board during the hearing materials overview.

The proposed order calls for a three-month active suspension to begin on the effective date of the board’s approval and a requirement that Olsen complete CME in medical ethics. Board staff also said Olsen’s license expired June 30, 2024, and that the physician does not plan to renew. The board noted that allowing a license to expire while under investigation does not prevent reporting under federal databank regulations; staff said the details of the consent order would be reported to the appropriate databank after the consent order is accepted.

Why it matters: The consent order resolves disciplinary allegations related to telemedicine practice and puts on public record the board’s findings and penalty. Although Olsen has allowed his Mississippi license to lapse and reportedly plans to retire, the board’s action documents the disciplinary outcome and preserves the board’s reporting obligations required by federal databank rules.

Board discussion: Board member Michelle Owens asked Paul Barnes procedural questions about databank reporting and whether the signed consent order meant the matter would be publicly reported. Barnes said the board had not reported the matter yet because the investigation was not complete until resolution by dismissal, consent order, or hearing. He also said staff had communications and emails with Olsen’s counsel and had received a signed consent order that will be substituted into the record.

Outcome and follow-up: The board voted to accept the consent order. Staff said they will substitute the signed copy into the meeting materials and report the final action to the federal databank within the posting window required by regulation. The order includes the active suspension and the CME requirement; staff said failure to comply would prompt further reporting to the databank.