Representing Healthcare Professionals in OPMC and OPD Investigations – An Overview

Representing Healthcare Professionals in Misconduct Investigations and Proceedings Part 1: Representing Healthcare Professionals in Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) and (Office of Professional Discipline) OPD Investigations-An Overview 

I. Jurisdiction & Investigatory Authority of OPD & OPMC: 

A. Organizational Overview of OPD and OPMC. 

B. Overview of Controlling Statutes & Regulations 

C. Role and Responsibility of BPMC and the Office of Professions 

II. Anatomy of OPMC and OPD Investigations

A. Role & Input of the various professional boards

B. Request and review of clinical records

C. Subpoena Power  and challenging a subpoena 

D. Review and Inspection of Records in Advance of Interview: 

E. The Client Interview:  The risks, benefits and alternatives.  

F. Lining up Experts and other witnesses 

III. The Charging Process

A. OPMC- How the inner workings of the Investigation Committee

B. Advisability of written submissions (John) 

C. The OPD Charging Process and the unique role and function of the ISC 

Faculty:

Shelly Wang Bandago, Director NYS Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduit
Henry S. Weintraub, Chief Counsel at NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Professional Medical Conduct

Dennis K. Spillane, Director of the NYS Department of Education, Office of Professional Discipline
David F. Durso, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.
John J. Barbera, Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP
Douglas M. Nadjari, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. (Program Planning Chair and Moderator)

This is the first program in the three part Representing Healthcare Professionals in Misconduct Investigations and Proceedings CLE series.

Be sure to join us for parts two and three of the series. Registration details are below. 

Part 2 – Navigating OPD and OPMC Hearings and Appeals: Strategies for Success 

Friday, February 3, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 

https://nysba.org/events/representing-healthcare-professionals-in-misconduct-investigations-and-proceedings-part-ii-navigating-opd-and-opmc-hearings-and-appeals-strategies-for-success/

Part 3 – Representing the Impaired Healthcare Professional 

Friday, May 19, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 

https://nysba.org/events/representing-healthcare-professionals-in-misconduct-investigations-and-proceedings-part-iii-representing-the-impaired-healthcare-professional/