My compliance officer finally replied to my 5th or 6th email. The blatant obstruction of justice occurring at the hands of the LSBME is disgusting. These people are preventing me from earning any kind of living because they are taking their sweet time deciding how I can complete these sanctions, which BTW they adjudicated three and a half years ago. So, they have not prepared anything since the adjudication? Did they just not expect me to ever try and get off suspension? How is this legal? Oh, right. It isn’t. They do not have oversight and have been running amok destroying healthcare providers lives left and right.
But….. I am finally making progress, so let’s relish in that for a minute…….Ok, moving on. I am not sure if the new director is helping push my issues through the cartel which is the medical board or if the legislature is putting political pressure on them or if my compliance officer has run out of excuses. Either way, I am happy that after a year of communicating with Ms. Spooner that I will finally be receiving some straight answers. Sanction 2 is fulfilled–I needed 3 courses but took about 200. Apparently now I can prepare for the quiz for Sanction 3 even though last year Ms. Spooner told me I would have to complete Sanction 1 first. Speaking of Sanction 1, Dr. Cresswell changed Ms. Spooner’s original directive requiring me to attend a drug and alcohol treatment center for no reason. He said I could find a physician in Florida at which to have my mental/physical evaluation. And finally, I can pay my fees and fine in installments instead of one lump sum of over $17,000. Yay. Oh, wait. Ms. Spooner says I need to have the payment plan approved- even though the Director just told me to ask her to set it up? Huh. Are they not communicating? No, they are because I am ccing both of them in my emails. It is interesting that they are not on the same page. No, it isn’t interesting, its typical corruption, ineptitude, and incompetency. No one at the LSBME knows what they are doing. God save us all.
11/02/2018 Jm, The course information you have submitted will be sufficient to satisfy sanction 2 of your Order. I have contacted the Education department to prepare the Midwifery Quiz. I will contact you when it is ready. In the meantime, please review the rules for Licensed Midwives on our website to prepare for the quiz. This link will take you to the rules:
Thanks,ES
11/03/2018 Ms spooner,
Thank you for finally replying to my original email which was over three weeks ago. I have been patiently waiting for a decision.
That is wonderful news to finally know that sanction 2 is fulfilled by my over 300 hrs of continuing education.
Likewise I’m equally excited to hear that the LSBME finally decided how I can fulfill sanction 3. I’m looking forward to hearing when the quiz will be ready and taking it.
Dr. Cresswell mentioned you’d be able to help me with a payment plan for the extortion required to fulfill sanction 1. I’m ready to set up a payment plan whenever you are.
Finally, Dr. Cresswell had mentioned that I am not required to attend a drug and alcohol treatment center however all of the places on the list that you and dr mouton supplied in order for me to satisfy the mental/ health evaluation are indeed drug and alcohol treatment facilities. Can you give me the name of a doctor in central Florida where I can get this sanction accomplished? This is where I live and it’s burdensome for me to have to travel as I do not have an income right now because I cannot find a job with this suspension on my record. If not please tell me who can pre approve this sanction.
Thank you JM
11/7/2018 JM, The Board would have to approve a payment plan for you since it is a requirement that must be fulfilled prior to reinstatement. If you have a physician or facility you would like to use in Florida, please submit the name and contact information so we can contact them to obtain the necessary information to determine if they can be approved.Thanks,ES
My Journey as a Licensed Midwife in Louisiana 