This is exactly what they did to me. AND I have a disability and they knew about it the time of hire but wanted me to get "evaluated" by the Hospital Psychiatrist. They kept telling me that I either work with them or I will be working against them. When I declined to take a 3 month leave to be re-evaluated, and re-tested so they can provide "residency specific accommodations" and the residency psychiatrist was PERFECT for the job. I knew what they were doing was WRONG, but no one would help me. I've been out of residency for 3 years now and I cannot secure a job. I was given a probationary license, which was reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, and not allowed to sit for my Boards. Every attorney I have spoken to....don't bring up ADA...EVER! And when I mention it they tell me that we don't have a strong case, the Board Always wins, and at the end of the day they just take your money and they do nothing for you...and some actually get you in more trouble. Did I mention they charge 30,000 for a retainer and 300 to 900 dollars is their hourly rate. If anyone know of a good attorney who can help me. Please let me know. Gracias
As part of many PHP monitoring contracts, there is a section in which you have to agree to accept diagnoses and medications prescribed to you by the treatment providers that the program refers you to... I wonder about the legality of it? While I understand signing these contracts is “voluntary,”it can feel like personal medical care is being hijacked in some scary way. That medical care is no longer primarily for the good of the patient but to serve the purposes of the monitoring board.
You know what would be useful? Trying to get a list of attorneys who are interesting in the subject of medical licensing and the ADA- so that every physician who faces this issue doesn't have to start from ground zero. Even if those attorneys are out of state, a consultation that goes over general principles might be helpful for physicians who will be faced with these issues.
Extraordinary.Dr. Manion's command of the facts of the problem,brilliance and selfless advocacy for us all is the best indication of our good fortune in having Dr. Manion as our leader.
This is exactly what they did to me. AND I have a disability and they knew about it the time of hire but wanted me to get "evaluated" by the Hospital Psychiatrist. They kept telling me that I either work with them or I will be working against them. When I declined to take a 3 month leave to be re-evaluated, and re-tested so they can provide "residency specific accommodations" and the residency psychiatrist was PERFECT for the job. I knew what they were doing was WRONG, but no one would help me. I've been out of residency for 3 years now and I cannot secure a job. I was given a probationary license, which was reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, and not allowed to sit for my Boards. Every attorney I have spoken to....don't bring up ADA...EVER! And when I mention it they tell me that we don't have a strong case, the Board Always wins, and at the end of the day they just take your money and they do nothing for you...and some actually get you in more trouble. Did I mention they charge 30,000 for a retainer and 300 to 900 dollars is their hourly rate. If anyone know of a good attorney who can help me. Please let me know. Gracias
As part of many PHP monitoring contracts, there is a section in which you have to agree to accept diagnoses and medications prescribed to you by the treatment providers that the program refers you to... I wonder about the legality of it? While I understand signing these contracts is “voluntary,”it can feel like personal medical care is being hijacked in some scary way. That medical care is no longer primarily for the good of the patient but to serve the purposes of the monitoring board.
You know what would be useful? Trying to get a list of attorneys who are interesting in the subject of medical licensing and the ADA- so that every physician who faces this issue doesn't have to start from ground zero. Even if those attorneys are out of state, a consultation that goes over general principles might be helpful for physicians who will be faced with these issues.
Extraordinary.Dr. Manion's command of the facts of the problem,brilliance and selfless advocacy for us all is the best indication of our good fortune in having Dr. Manion as our leader.