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Board Approves Minutes; Department of Public Health Withdraws Summary-Suspension Motions; Board Will Consider Restricted Licenses and Medical-Spa Oversight
Summary
The board unanimously approved the minutes, was notified that the Department of Public Health filed then withdrew motions for summary suspension, and agreed to consider future agenda items on restricted licenses and oversight of medical spas and physician practices.
The board unanimously approved its minutes and learned that the Department of Public Health filed — then withdrew — motions for summary suspension, Attorney Newton told members during the meeting.
“I do understand the public health emergency for putting these matters before us on an immediate basis,” the Chairwoman said, noting the filings were withdrawn after the department found another immediate remedy. Attorney Newton told the board, “We did file 2 motions, yesterday. However, we since filed a withdrawal of those motions for summary suspension, so nothing needs to be added to the agenda.”
The withdrawal followed the board’s receipt of late-arriving materials. The Chairwoman asked everyone who had access to those materials to keep them confidential, saying, “there were included in those materials certain confidential, information ... which might identify individuals who have privacy rights that should not be identified,” and asking recipients “not to share any information about them with anyone.”
During the meeting, Dr. Green asked whether the facilities section of the Department of Public Health was also investigating the matter; Attorney Newton responded that it was not appropriate to address that question at the meeting.
Members also submitted two requests for future agenda items. Miss Jacqueline asked the board to explore whether the department could issue restricted licenses when reinstating or initially granting licenses — for example, allowing consulting or office practice but not surgery. She told the board, “It‘s really for reinstatement of licenses when we have concerns about somebody who just wants to do consulting, or ... open an office practice as opposed to somebody who also wants to perform surgery.”
Dr. Wolf asked the board to examine oversight of medical spas and of physicians practicing within those entities, citing concerns about unlicensed activity and limited Department of Public Health inspection capacity. “With the explosion of all of these medical spas and doing all kinds of different things, not even by unlicensed people ... some of these inspections could occur and would protect the public,” Dr. Wolf said.
The Chairwoman said she would work to place both items on a future agenda for fuller discussion. The meeting also covered routine hearing assignments and included a placeholder for an update from Chris Andresen on the physician-assistant compact, which was noted but not presented at that time.
No summary-suspension motion was added to the agenda after the withdrawal, and no formal disciplinary action was taken during the portion of the meeting recorded in the transcript.
