Competency to practice and licensing

Clinical Guide to Mental Disability Evaluations

“…PHP contracts will generally have provisions for reporting requirements (Janofsky 2011). Mental health clinicians treating a physician patient who has signed a monitoring contract with an oversight agency should clarify in advance the circumstances under which there will be a report regarding relapse, symptoms suggesting impairment, or non-compliance.…”

“…Evaluators require information about previous peer review problems, performance problems, incident reports, sanctions by hospital or organizations, any attempt at rehabilitation, quality improvement and risk management data, previous complaints to the State Licensing Boards and complaints by patients and staff members and relevant depositions Janofsky 2011). Retainer agreements between the health care agency and the evaluation can include a sentence tasking the agency to provide the evaluator with this documentation.…”

“…A detailed sexual history is indicated when there had been allegations of sexual misconduct and/or harassment (Janofsky 2011). Evaluees who have served in the military may have histories of non-judicial punishment such as a ''captain's mast'' or ''Article 15.''…”

“…The evaluator should ascertain whether the evaluee has been seeing a physician for either routine care or for treatment of a specific medical problem; is being treated and prescribed medication; or is self-prescribing (Janofsky 2011). The evaluator should ascertain whether the evaluee has been seeing a physician for either routine care or for treatment of a specific medical problem; is being treated and prescribed medication; or is self-prescribing (Janofsky 2011).…”

“…A physician's arrest for driving under the influence, for violent or threatening conduct, for possession of a non-criminal amount of marijuana, and any conviction for other than minor traffic violations may lead to an agency required mental health FFD evaluation Janofsky 2011;Price 2006, 2012). Finally, reports of a physician's misconduct occurring wholly outside of the workplace can also result in agency investigation of a physician's professional capacity.…”