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Osteopathic Medical Board reports higher complaints, gets new citation authority as advocates demand more referrals to AG
Summary
Staff told the Osteopathic Medical Board it received 320 complaints this quarter (a 33% increase over last year) and has new administrative citation authority effective Oct. 1, 2025; Consumer Watchdog speakers urged more transparency and asked why so few complaints advance to Attorney General referrals.
Christy Livramento, the board’s enforcement program manager, told members that the unit received 320 complaints and seven arrest/conviction notices in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025–26, a 33% increase from the prior year. “The additional authority will allow the board to issue administrative citations after enforcement review of complaints,” Livramento said, noting that the citation authority took effect Oct. 1, 2025.
Livramento walked the board through four performance measures, saying the unit is meeting three of four targets but still struggles with cases that require involvement by the Attorney General’s office. “Case aging in this category is at 804 days, which is down from 902 days,”…
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