Oregon Medical Board Disciplinary Actions December 2025 - January 2026
Summary
The Oregon Medical Board issued its disciplinary action report covering December 16, 2025 through January 15, 2026. The report summarizes various actions including non-disciplinary Consent Agreements for re-entry, Stipulated Orders imposing civil penalties up to $10,000, license revocations, and terminations of prior corrective action agreements. Actions involve physicians (MD), physician assistants (PA), and acupuncturists (LAc) licensed in Oregon.
What changed
The report summarizes new disciplinary and corrective actions taken by the Oregon Medical Board between December 16, 2025 and January 15, 2026. Actions include stipulated orders imposing civil penalties of $10,000, non-disciplinary consent agreements requiring supervised re-entry practice (500-2,000 hours), terminations of prior corrective action agreements and stipulated orders, and one license revocation. The Board also issued Notices of Proposed Disciplinary Action for multiple licensees; these are not final actions.
For affected healthcare providers—physicians, physician assistants, and acupuncturists under Board jurisdiction—this report documents compliance obligations from stipulated orders (educational plans, supervision requirements, civil penalties, chart audits) and the status of prior corrective agreements. The report is informational; specific actions referenced in the report carry binding compliance requirements established in individual orders.
Penalties
$10,000 civil penalty (per Joshua Empedocles Dow, MD stipulated order)
Archived snapshot
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Oregon Medical Board BOARD ACTION REPORT January 16, 2026
The information contained in this report summarizes new, interim, and final actions taken by the Oregon Medical Board between December 16, 2025, and January 15, 2026. Scanned copies of Interim Stipulated Orders, Orders of Emergency Suspension, Stipulated Orders, Final Orders, Termination Orders, Modification Orders, Voluntary Limitations, and non- disciplinary Corrective Action Agreements are included at the end of this report in the order that they appear in the report. These orders are marked with an * asterisk. Scanned copies of the following actions are not included in this report:
Consent Agreements and their modifications/terminations (non-disciplinary, do not
impose practice limitations)Terminations of non-disciplinary Corrective Action Agreements
Terminations of Stipulated Orders and Voluntary Limitations
Notices of Proposed Disciplinary Action (not final actions by the Board)
These documents, however, are public and are available upon request. Printed copies of documents not provided with this report are available to the public. To obtain a printed copy of a document not provided in this report, please complete the License Verification and Malpractice Report Request (http://www.oregon.gov/OMB/ombforms1/request-licensee- info-verification.pdf) found under the Forms link on the Board's web site. You may submit the form by fax to (971) 673-2670, by email to info@omb.oregon.gov, or by mail to:
Oregon Medical Board 1500 SW 1st Ave, Ste 620 Portland, OR 97201
Copies of the Orders listed below are mailed to Oregon hospitals where the Licensee self- reported that he/she has privileges.
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Anderson, Katherine Carroll, LAc; AC226926; Bend, OR On January 14, 2026, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-Birkhahn, Robert Hugo, MD; MD166154; Portland, OR Clark, Brian Dean, MD; MD178701; Hillsboro, OR On January 8, 2026, the Board issued an Order Terminating Corrective Action Agreement. On December 18, 2025, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re- supervision of a pre-approved acupuncturist mentor for 120 hours. This Order terminates Licensee's April 3, 2025, Corrective Action Agreement. Entry to Practice with the Board. In this Agreement, agreed to practice under the supervision of a pre-approved physician mentor for 500 hours.
*Johnson, Keith Allen, MD; MD187490; Lake Oswego, OR On January 8, 2026, Licensee entered into a Stipulated Order with the Board for repeated acts *Dow, Joshua Empedocles, MD; MD27829; Portland, OR *Farnell, Gerald Francis, MD; MD20234; Keizer, OR of negligence. With this Order Licensee must pay a civil penalty of $10,000; complete a On January 8, 2026, Licensee entered into a Stipulated Order with the Board for On January 8, 2026, Licensee entered into a Stipulated Order with the Board for Geh, George Goddy Ndi, MD; Applicant; Klamath Falls, OR Harwood, Monte Kyle, PA; PA224254; Lake Oswego, OR Center for Personalized Education for Professionals (CPEP) educational plan; enter into an Lee, Michelle ChengMae, LAc; AC226466; Milwaukie, OR unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; repeated acts of negligence in the practice of unprofessional conduct, kissing a patient in a romantic or sexual manner, and sexually explicit On January 14, 2026, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-Green, John Albert, III, MD; MD12292; Santa Fe, NM On January 13, 2026, the Board issued an Order Terminating Consent Agreement for Re-Entry Hassan, Sammy, MD; MD20117; Phoenix, AZ agreement with a licensed physician who is pre-approved by the Board's Medical Director to On January 13, 2026, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-Malempati, Suman, MD; MD226839; Portland, OR to Practice. This Order terminates Licensee's June 17, 2025, Consent Agreement for Re-Entry serve as his preceptor in psychiatry; and subjects Licensee's practice to no-notice office visits medicine; and gross negligence in the practice of medicine. With this Order Licensee is communication with a patient. With this Order Licensee retires his medical license while On January 8, 2026, the Board issued an Order Terminating Corrective Action Order. This On January 8,2026, the Board issued an Order Terminating Stipulated Order. This Order On December 18, 2025, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re- and chart audits by the Board's designee. reprimanded and Licensee retires his medical license while under investigation. under investigation effective November 30, 2025. supervision of a pre-approved physician mentor for 500 hours. Order terminates Licensee's September 4, 2003, Corrective Action Order. to Practice. terminates Licensee's August 4, 2022, Stipulated Order. supervision of a pre-approved acupuncturist mentor for 600 hours. Entry to Practice with the Board. In this Agreement, agreed to practice under the supervision
of a pre-approved physician mentor for 1,000 hours.
____________________________________________________________________________ The following Licensees were issued Notices of Proposed Disciplinary Action. Note, in these
instances the Board has not taken a final action.
________________________________________________________________________ *Marks, Daniel Lee, MD; MD21193; Portland, OR If you have any questions regarding this service, please call the Board at (971) 673-2700 or toll- On January 8, 2026, Licensee entered into a Stipulated Order with the Board for willful free within Oregon at (877) 254-6263. Soni, Munleen Kaur, LAc; AC187539; Portland, OR violation of any provision of the Medical Practice Act or any rule adopted by the board, a Morrison, Denise Leslie, PA; PA224728; Beaverton, OR Rios, Maya Teresa Eliane, LAc; AC222326; Portland, OR Smith, Ronald Alan, PA; PA00985; Stayton, OR Trask, Barbara Ayres Ball, PA; PA189392; Bend, OR On December 19, 2025, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-board order, or failing to comply with a board request. With this Order, Licensee's Oregon On January 12, 2026, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-On January 8, 2026, the Board issued an Order Terminating Consent Agreement for Re-Entry On December 30, 2025, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-On January 7, 2026, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re-Trujillo, Robert Joseph, MD; MD219470; Medford, OR medical license is revoked and Licensee agrees to never reapply for a medical license in the to Practice. This Order terminates Licensee's May 19, 2025, Consent Agreement for Re-Entry On January 6, 2026, Applicant entered into a non-disciplinary Consent Agreement for Re- State of Oregon. supervision of a pre-approved physician mentor for 2,000 hours. to Practice. supervision of a pre-approved physician mentor for 1,200 hours. supervision of a pre-approved acupuncturist mentor for 120 hours. supervision of a pre-approved physician mentor for 1,200 hours.
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BEF O RE TH E OREGONM E D I C AL B O ARD2 STATE O F O RE GO N3 IntheMatterof )4 ) 5KEITHALLENJOHNSON,MD ) S T IP UL A T E D O RDE R LICENSENO.MD187490 )6 ) 7 8 1 . 9TheOregonMedicalBoard(Board)is th e s t a t e a g e n c y r e s p o n s i b l e fo r li ce n s in g , 10regulatingand discipliningcertainhealthcare p ro v i d e r s , in cl u din g p h y s i c i an s , in t h e S t a t e o f 11Oregon.KeithAllenJohnson,MD,(Licensee ) is a l i c e ns e d p h y s i c i a n in t h e S t a t e o f O r e g o n . 12 2 . 13OnNovember7,2024,the Boardissue d a N o t i c e o f P rop o s e d D i s c i p lin ary A c t io n 14(Notice)inwhichtheBoard proposedtotakedis c i p lin a ry a c ti o n a g a ins t Lice n s e e p ur s u a n t t o 15ORS677.205(2),includingreprimand;30-day s u s pe ns io n ; p e rm an e n t p r a c ti c e r e s tri c ti o n ; 16comprehensiveeducationalcoursesin psychoth e ra p y , p s y c h o ph arm a c o l o gy , a nd m e di c a l r e c o r d 17keeping;$10,000fine;andassessmentofcosts o f an y c on t e s t e d c a s e h e a rin g o n th e ma tt e r n o t t o 18exceed$40,000.TheBoard proposedtotaket hi s d i s ci p l in a ry a c ti o n fo r v i o la ti o n s o f t h e 19MedicalPracticeAct,specifically:ORS677.19 0 ( 13 ) r e p e a t e d a c t s o f n e g li g e n c e . 20 3 . 21LicenseeandtheBoard desiretosettle th i s m a tt e r b y e n try o f t hi s S ti pu la t e d O r d e r . 22Licenseeunderstandsthathehastherighttoa c o n t e s t e d c a s e h e ari n g un d e r t h e A d mini s tr a ti v e 23ProceduresAct(OregonRevisedStatuteschap t e r 1 8 3 ) an d , b y th e s i gni n g an d i s s u a n c e o f t h i s 24Order,Licenseefullyandfinallywaivestherig h t t o a c o n t e s t e d c a s e h e a ring , und e r s t a nd s a n d 25acknowledgesthat thisorderisnotsubjecttoj u d i c i a l r e v i e w , a n d a c kn o w l e dg e s an d a gr e e s t h a t 26thisOrderwassignedfreely,withoutfraudor d ur e ss . L i c e n s e e n e i t h e r a d mi t s n o r d e ni e s , b u t t h e 27 BoardfindsthatLicensee'sconductasdescrib ed i n t h e N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 2 4 , N o t i c e o f P ro p o s e d 28DisciplinaryActionviolatedORS677.190(13) . L i ce n s e e und e r s t a n d s t h a t t h i s O r d e r i s a p u b l i c Page1-STIPULATED ORDER-KeithAll e n Jo hn s o n , M D
reco r d an d i s a d i s c i p l in ary a c ti o n t h a t i s r e p o rt a b l e t o th e N a t i o n a l P ra c t i ti o n e r D a t a B ank an d 2theF ed e ra ti o n o f S t a t e EMe d i c a l B o ar d s . 3 4 . 4 L ic e n s e e a nd th e B o ar d a gr ee t o re s o l v e th i s m a tt e r b y th e e n try o f t h i s S ti p u l a t e d O r d e r 5subj e c t t o th e fo ll o w i n g t e rm s an d c o n di t i o n s : 6 4 .1 L i ce n s e e m u s t pa y a ci v il p e n a l ty o f $ 10 , 000 , wi t h $ 7 , 5 00 t o b e p a i d w i th i n 9 0 7days fr o m t h e e ff e c ti v e d a t e o f t h i s O r d e r . T h e r e ma ini n g $ 2, 5 00 i s h e l d i n a b e y an ce a n d s h a ll b e 8waiv e d u p o n s u c ce s s fu l an d ti m e l y c o m p l e ti o n o f a ll o t h e r t e rm s o f t h i s O r d e r . If L i c e n s ee fa i l s 9toco m p l y wi th t h e t e rm s o f th i s O r d e r , the $ 2 , 5 0 0 h e l d i n a b e y a n c e s h a ll b e d u e an d pa y a b l e . Licens e e m u s t c o m p l e t e a C e n t e r fo r P e r s o n a l iz e d10 4 .2 C P E P e d u c at i o n a l p la n . 11duc a ti o n fo r P ro fe ss i o n a l s ( C P E P ) e d u c a ti o n a l p l an ( " t h e p l an " ) a n d an y p o s t - e du ca ti o n 12evalu a t i o n . T h e p l an m u s t b e a pp ro v e d b y th e B o ar d ' s Medica l D ir e c t o r . Lic e n s ee m u s t s i gn a ll 13relea s e s t o all o w fu ll c o mm uni c a t i o n a n d e x c h an g e o f d o c u m e n t s an d r e p o rt s a m o n g t h e B o ar d, 14CPEP , an d an y m e n t o r s , e n s ur e C P E P s u b m i t s th e e v a l u a ti o n r ep o rt s d ire c t l y t o th e B o ar d , an d 15bear a ll c o s t s a s s o ci a t e d wi t h c o m p l e tin g t h e p l an a n d a n y p o s t - e du c a ti o n e v a l ua t i o n . Up o n 16succe s s fu l c o m p l e ti o n o f t h e p l a n , L i c e n s ee m u s t p rov i d e t h e B o a r d w i th wr i tt e n v e ri fi c a ti o n 17from C P E P o f s u c c e s s fu l c o m p l e ti o n a n d th a t Li c e n s e e h a s c o m p l i e d w i t h a n y e du c a ti o n 18recom m e n d a ti o n s , p ra c ti c e m o d i fica ti o n s , p o s t - e d u ca t i o n e v a l u a t i o n r e c o m m e n d ati o n s , a n d 19timeli n e s s e t fo rt h b y C P E P . It i s n o t e d tha t L i c e n s e e h a s c o m p l e t e d t h i s t e rm . 20 4 . 3 L i ce n s ee a gr ee s t o e n t e r in t o an a gr ee m e n t w i t h a l i ce n s e d p h y s i ci an P r ec e p t o r . 21who i s p r e - a p p rov e d b y t h e Bo a r d ' s M e d i ca l D ir ec t o r t o s e rv e a s h i s p r e c ep t o r i n p s y c h i a try an d , 22specifi ca ll y , p s y c h o t h e ra p y . L i ce n s ee a gr e e s t o m ee t wi t h the a p p ro v e d p r e ce p t o r a t l e a s t 23mont h l y fo r fi v e y e a r s . F o r t h e fir s t s i x m o n th s , t h e p r e c e p t o r s h a ll r e v i e w o n a n o ng o in g b a s i s a t 24least 5 0 % o f c h a rt s fo r p a t i e n t s r ec e i v in g p s y c h o t h e ra py wi t h L i ce n s e e . A f t e r t h e i n i ti a l si x 25mont h s , a t t h e p r e c e p t o r ' s di s c r e t i o n , t h e c h art r e v i e w m a y b e r e du ce d t o 25 % . T h e p r e c e p t o r i s 26toprov i d e q u a rt e rl y w ri tt e n r e p o rt s t o th e B o a r d o n Li c e n s e e ' s d e m o n s tr a t i o n o f p s y c h o t h e r a py 27practi c e s t a n d ar d s . L i c e n s ee m a y r e q u e s t t o furt h e r r e du c e t h e m e e t i n g s a n d c h a rt r e v i e w 28requi r e d b y t h i s t e rm a ft e r o n e fu ll y ea r o f c o m p li a n c e a n d fo ur q u a rterl y r e p o rt s fr o m t h e Page 2 - S TI PU L A T E D O RDE R - K e i t h A ll e n Jo hn s o n , M D
1 pr ece p t o r . PLi c e n s ee m a y r e q u e s t t o t e rmin a t e t hi s t e rm ( 4 .3 ) i n i t s e n t ir e ty aft e r tw o y e ar s o f 2 c o m p lian c e a n d a wri tt e n r ec o mm e n d a t io n o f t e rm i na ti o n fr o m th e p r e c e p t o r . 3 4 .4 A t th e di s c r e ti o n o f th e B o ar d o r i t s d e s i g n e e s , r an d o m , n o n o ti c e c h art a u di t s an d 4 o f fi ce vi s i t s m a y b e c o n du c t e d by B o ar d d e s i g n e e s .
5 4 .5 Lic e n s ee mu s t inf o rm th e C o m p li an c e S e c ti o n o f t h e B o ar d o f an y an d a ll p r a c t i ce 6 s i t e s , a s w ell a s an y c h an g e s in p ra c t ic e a d dr e s s ( e s ) , e m p l o ym e n t , o r p r a c t i c e s t a tu s wi t hi n 1 0 7 bu s i n e s s d a y s . Ad d i t i o n a ll y , Li c e n s ee m u s t n o ti fy t h e C o mp li a n c e S e c ti o n o f an y c h an g e s in 8 c o n t a c t i nf o rma t i o n wi t hi n 1 0 b u s in e ss d a y s . 9 4 . 6 L ic e ns ee m us t o b e y a ll f e d e r al an d O r e g o n s t a t e l a w s an d r e gu l a ti o n s p e rt a ini n g 0 t o t h e p r a c ti ce o f m e d i c in e . 1 4 . 7 L i c e n s e e s t i pu l a t e s an d a gr e e s th a t an y v i o l a t i o n o f t h e t e rms o f th i s O r d e r s h all 2 b e gr o u n d s fo r furth e r d i s c i p l in ary a c ti o n un d e r O R S 6 77 .1 9 0 ( 1 7) . 3 4 .8 L ic e ns ee st i p ul a t e s an d a gr e e s t h a t thi s O r d e r b e c o m e s e ff e c ti v e th e d a t e i t i s 4 s i g n e d b y th e Bo ar d C h air . 5 December6 I T I S S O S T I PU L A TE D TH I S d a y o f , 2 0 2 5 . 17 7 8 KE IT H AL L E N J O HN S O N , MD9
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1 B E F O RE T H E 2 O RE GO N M E D I C AL B O A RD 3 S T A T E O F O RE G O N 4 ) In t h e Ma tt e r o f5 ) D AN IE L L EE MARK S , M D ) S TI P UL A TE D O RD E R6 ) LI C E N S E N O . MD 2 11 9 3 )7 8 1 . 9 T h e O r e g o n M e di c a l B o a r d ( B o ar d ) i s t h e s t a t e a g e n c y r e s p o n s i b l e fo r li c e n s i n g , 10 r e gu l a ti n g a n d di s c i p l ining ce rt a i n h e a l th c ar e p r o vi d e r s , in cl u d in g p hy s i c i an s , in t h e S t a t e o f 11O r e g o n . D ani e l L e e M ar k s , MD ( L i c e ns e e ) i s a l i ce ns e d p h y s i c i an in th e S t a t e o f O r e g o n . 12 2 . 13 O n F e b ruary 2, 2 02 4 , Li c e ns e e e n t e r e d in t o a n In t e rim S t i p u l a t e d O r d e r w i t h th e B o a r d i n 14w h i c h h e a gr e e d t o vo l un t a r il y wi th dr aw fr o m p ra c ti ce an d p l ace hi s l i c e n s e i n In ac t i v e s t a tu s 15 p e n din g t h e c o m p l e ti o n o f t h e Bo a r d ' s in v e s ti g a ti o n . O n O c t o b e r 2 , 2 02 5 , t h e B o ar d i ss u e d a 16N o ti c e o f P ro po s e d D i s c i p li n a ry Ac ti o n in w h i c h th e B o ar d p ropo s e d t o t a k e d i s c i p l i n a ry a c t i o n 17a g a in s t L i c e n s e e p ur s u an t t o O R S 6 7 7 .2 0 5 ( 2 ) , i n cl ud i n g r e v o c a ti o n , r e p riman d , fi n e o f $ 1 0 , 0 00 , 18an d a s s e s s m e n t o f c o s t s o f an y c o n t e s t e d c a s e h e ari n g o n t h e m a tt e r n o t t o e x c e e d $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 . Th e 19Bo a r d propo s e d t o t ak e t h i s d i s c i p l in ar y ac t i o n fo r v i o l a t i o n s o f t h e M e di c a l P ra c ti c e A c t , 20s p e c i fi c a ll y : O R S 6 77 .1 9 0 ( 1 ) ( a ) un p ro fe s s i o n a l o r di s h o n o ra b l e c o n d u c t , a s d e fin e d i n O R S 216 77 . 1 8 8 ( 4 ) ( a ) a ny c o n du c t o r p r ac ti c e c o n tr a ry t o r ec o gni z e d s t a nd a r d s o f e t h i c s o f th e m e di ca l 22p ro fe ss i o n o r a n y c o ndu c t o r p ra c t i c e w h i c h d o e s o r m i g h t c o n s ti tu t e a d an g e r t o t h e h e a l th o r 23s a fety o f a p a t i e n t o r t h e p u b l i c ; a n d O R S 6 7 7 . 1 9 0 ( 1 7 ) w ill ful vi o l a ti o n o f a n y p ro v i s i o n o f t h e 24M e d i ca l P ra c ti c e A c t o r a n y ru l e a d o p t e d b y t h e b o a r d , a b o a r d o r d e r , o r fa ili ng t o c o m p l y w i t h a 25b o a r d r e qu e s t p ur s u a n t t o O R S 6 7 7 . 3 20 ( i n v e s t i g a ti o n o f c o m p l a in t s an d s u s p e c t e d v i o l a t i o ns ) . I l l26 I l l27 Page1 - S TIP U L A T E D O RD E R -- Da ni e l L e e Ma r k s , M D
1 3 . 2 L i ce n s e e an d t h e B o ar d d e s ir e t o s e tt l e t hi s m a tt e r b y t h e e n try o f t h i s S t i p u l a t e d O r d e r 3w h i c h i s a fi n a l o r d e r o f t h e B o a r d . PLic e n s ee und e r s t a nd s t h a t h e h a s t h e ri gh t t o a c o n t e s t e d c a s e 4h ea rin g un d e r t h e A dmi ni s tr a ti v e P ro c e d ur e s A c t ( O r e g o n R e v i s e d S t a tu t e s c h a p t e r 1 8 3 ) and , by 5th e s i gni n g an d i s s u an ce o f t h i s O r d e r , L i ce n s ee ful l y an d fi n a ll y w a i v e s t h e ri gh t t o a c o n t e s t e d 6c a s e h e arin g , un d e r s t an d s an d a c kn o w l e dg e s t h a t t h i s o r d e r i s n o t s u b j e c t t o j u d i c i a l r e vi e w , an d 7ac kn o w l e d g e s an d a gr e e s t h a t t h i s O r d e r w a s s i gn e d fr e e l y , w i t ho u t fr a u d o r d ur e s s . Lic e n s e e 8n e i th e r admi t s n o r d e ni e s , b u t th e B o ar d fi n d s t h a t L i c e nse e e n g a g e d i n c o n d u c t a s d e s c ri b e d in 9t h e O c t o b e r 2 , 2 025 , N o ti c e o f P ro p o s e d D i s c i p l in a ry Ac ti o n , a nd t h a t th i s c o n d u c t v i o l a t e d t h e 10M e di c a l P ra c ti c e A c t , s p e ci fi ca ll y O R S 6 7 7 . 1 90 ( 1 7 ) . Th e B o ar d di d n o t r ea c h a c o n cl u s i o n 11r e g a r d ing L i c e n s e e ' s a ll e g e d v i o l a ti o n o f O R S 6 77 . 1 9 0 (1 ) ( a ) a s d e fi n e d in O R S 6 77. 1 88( 4 )( a ) . 12L i c e ns e e n e i t h e r a dmi t s n o r d e ni e s , b u t t h e B o ar d fi n d s t h a t L i ce n s e e wi ll fu ll y v i o l a t e d t h e 13B o a r d ' s O r d e r fo r E v a l u a ti o n by fa ili n g t o p arti c i p a t e a s d i r ec t e d i n a n a s s e ss m e n t t h a t w a s t o b e 14c o n du c t e d by A c um e n A ss e s s m e n t s , an d t h a t t h i s c o n du c t v i o l a t e d t h e Me d i ca l P ra c ti c e A c t , t o 15 w i t , O R S 6 7 7 . 1 9 0 ( 1 7 ) . L i c e n s e e un d e r s t an d s th a t t his O r d e r i s a p u b li c r ec o r d an d i s a 16d i s c i p li n ary ac t i o n t h a t i s r e p o rt a b l e t o t h e N a ti o n a l P ra c t i t i o n e r Da t a B a nk a n d t h e F e d e ra t i o n o f 17S t a t e M e di ca l Bo ar d s . 18 4 . 19 L i ce n s e e a nd t h e B o ar d a gr ee th a t t h e B o a r d w ill cl o s e t h i s i n v e s t i g a ti o n an d r e s o l v e t h i s 20m a tt e r b y e n try o f t hi s S ti p u l a t e d O r d e r , s u b j e c t t o th e fo ll o w i n g c o n di ti o n s : 21 4 .1 L i c e n s ee ' s O r e g o n m e di ca l li c e nse i s r e vo k e d . 22 4 . 2 L i ce ns e e a gr e e s t o n e v e r r ea p p l y fo r a m e d i c a l l i c e n s e i n t h e S t a t e o f O r e g o n . 23 4 . 3 T h e F e b ru a ry 2 , 2 0 2 4 , In t e rim S t i pu l a t e d O r d e r t e rm i n a t e s e ff ec t i v e t h e d a t e t h e 24B o a r d C h a i r s i gn s t h i s S t i p u l a t e d O r d e r . 25 4 .4 L i ce n s e e m u s t o b e y all fe d e ra l a n d O r e g o n s t a t e l a w s an d r e gu l a ti o n s p e rt a i n i n g 26to t h e pra c ti ce o f m e d i c i n e . I l l27 age2 - S T IPU L A T E D O RD E R - D a ni e l L ee M a r k s , M D
.5 L i ce n s e e s ti p u l a t e s a n d a gr e e s t h a t a n y v i o l a ti o n o f t h e t e rm s o f th i s O r d e r s h a ll 2 begroundsfo r furth e r d i s c i p lin ary a c ti o n un d e r O R S 6 77 . 1 90 ( 1 7 ) . 3 5 . 4ThisO r d e r b e c o m e s e ff ec ti v e t h e d a t e i t i s s i gn e d b y th e B o ar d C h a ir . 5 D e c emb e r PIT I S S O S T SIP PUL A UTE D t h i s _ 3 _ 0 _ _ d a y o f 2 0 25.6 7 8 D ANIE L L EE M ARK S , MD 9 cl22a. ?10 IT I S S O O RD E RED di s d a y o f (11 O RE G O N M E D I C AL B OARD12 S t a t e o f O r e go n 13 . . 8% 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 age3-TILA TE D O RDE R - D a ni e l L ee M a rk s , M D
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