SANCTIONS
If the Board finds that a licensee has engaged in sexual misconduct as defined in section 1 of these rules the licensee shall be disciplined in accordance with these rules.
1. All disciplinary sanctions under 32 M.R.S.A. § 2591-A, § 3282-A and 10 M.R.S.A. § 8003 are applicable.2. Sexual Violations - Findings of sexual violations are egregious enough to warrant revocation of a physician/physician assistant's medical license. Boards may, at times, find that mitigating circumstances do exist and, may impose a lesser sanction.
3. Sexual Impropriety - Findings of sexual impropriety will result in harsh sanction, which may include revocation. Special consideration should be given to at least the following when determining an appropriate sanction:
A. patient harm;B. severity of impropriety;
C. culpability of licensee;
D. psychotherapeutic relationship;
E. inappropriate termination of physician/physician assistant-patient relationship;
F. age of patient;
G. physical /mental capacity of patient;
H. number of times behavior occurred;
I. number of patients involved;
J. period of time relationship existed; and,
K. evaluation/assessment results.
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