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Attorney General's office outlines disciplinary process as families press board over past complaint handling
Summary
Deputy Attorney General Carolyn Westfall detailed how investigations, accusations and hearings proceed under the Business and Professions Code, while public commenters from Consumers Watchdog urged more transparency and raised allegations about earlier case closures and denials of minor-complainant protections.
Deputy Attorney General Carolyn Westfall walked the Osteopathic Medical Board of California through the life cycle of disciplinary cases on Nov. 14, stressing that the process'from intake and investigation to accusation, hearing and post-decision review'is governed by the Business and Professions Code and centered on public protection.
"The disciplinary process is not about punishing the licensee... It's only about public protection," Westfall said, explaining that after investigation a case may be closed, returned for further investigation, accepted for prosecution, or accepted with conditions. She clarified the burden of proof in board actions as "clear and convincing evidence," and reviewed…
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