Legal Opinion
Ames v. Department of Health
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 2009No. 80644-6PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶1 — Dr. Geoffrey Ames urges reversal of sanctions levied against him by the Washington State Health Department’s Medical Quality Assurance Commission (MQAC) for violations of the medical professional misconduct statute, RCW 18.130.180. MQAC concluded after a hearing that Ames had engaged in unprofessional conduct in violation of RCW 18.130.180(4) and had used an inefficacious device in contravention of RCW 18.130.180(16). Ames contends that no expert testified to the standard of care or that his device was inefficacious. Pet. for Review at 7-8. Ames now asks this court to hold that expert…
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