If you feel you have been sexually harassed by a doctor, you don't have to keep silent. Doctors are governed by a code of ethics that prevents them from engaging in inappropriate interactions with patients. Each state has a medical board that investigates sexual harassment complaints against doctors and disciplines them if it finds the doctor guilty. A doctor who has sexually harassed a patient can see their medical license suspended or even revoked.
Instructions
1. Verify the doctor's first and last name, medical license number and office address. If you are unable to obtain the license number from the doctor's office, you can obtain it for free by contacting the medical board for the state in which the doctor practices. In most cases, medical boards provide license search and verification tools on their websites.
2. Write an account of what happened in the doctor's office. It may be embarrassing, but be as thorough as possible. This will help the board investigate your complaint. If there were any witnesses to the incident, include their names. Some medical boards require you to fill out a standard complaint form. If your board does not require a standard form, write the complaint as a letter to the board. Include your name and contact information and the name, address and medical license number of the doctor.
3. Submit the complaint to the state medical board. If the board requires complaints to be mailed, call the board office or consult its website for the address. If the board has an online complaint form, submit the complaint that way. Keep a copy of the complaint for your records.
4. Wait to hear from the medical board. The board will assign an analyst to your complaint. That analyst might contact you for further information or documentation, and he might also contact the doctor's office. If the analyst finds there is evidence that your doctor sexually harassed you, he might schedule a hearing on your complaint.
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