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Licensee Lisa Marie Sanchez asks board to reduce testing frequency, drop dependency program; matter submitted
Summary
Licensed clinician Lisa Marie Sanchez told the Board of Behavioral Sciences that she has completed required education and treatment and sought to reduce her biological testing to monthly and remove a dependency-support requirement. The judge closed the record and the board will deliberate in closed session; no final action was taken on Feb. 27.
Lisa Marie Sanchez, a licensed clinical social worker, asked the California Board of Behavioral Sciences on Feb. 27 to reduce the frequency of biological-fluid testing required under probation and to remove a separate dependency-support program requirement, saying she has completed required education and psychotherapy and that ongoing testing and program costs and scheduling are burdensome.
Deputy Attorney General Anahita Crawford summarized Sanchez’s license and discipline history for the board: Sanchez was convicted for driving under the influence in February 2020; the conviction led to criminal probation and, following mitigation, a stipulated settlement that placed her on administrative probation with counseling, substance-education and testing conditions. Crawford told the board Sanchez’s license…
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