Legal Opinion
Levy v. Board of Registration & Discipline in Medicine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 27, 1979PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
A single justice of this court reserved and reported the issue raised by the plaintiffs action: whether the conviction of a physician for serious criminal offenses may result in the revocation or suspension of a medical practitioner’s license. We hold that (1) the Board of Registration and Discipline in Medicine (Board) has jurisdiction to promulgate a rule making conviction of a crime a ground for discipline; (2) Levy’s crimes are closely related to the practice of medicine and thus are within the Board’s statutory authority (see G. L. c. 112, § 5 (b), as amended through St. 1975, c. 362, §…
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