| Physician Last Name: | Gates |
| Physician First Name: | Donald |
| Physician Middle Name: | Lyle |
| Address: | Address redacted |
| License Number: | 254038 |
| License Type: | MD |
| Year of Birth: |
1969
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| Effective Date: | 04/01/2022 |
| Action Description for DOH Webpage: | Censure and reprimand and probation for eighteen months with conditions. |
| Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage: | The Administrative Review Board affirmed the Hearing Committee’s September 29, 2021, decision finding the physician guilty of committing professional misconduct by having been disciplined by the Georgia Composite Medical Board for failing to report most instances of prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance to the Georgia Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, as required by law. The Administrative Review Board modifies the Hearing Committee’s penalty. |
| License Limitations or Conditions for DOH Webpage: | During the period of probation, the physician must comply with all requirements of Article 33 of the Public Health Law and New York State Department of Health regulations and requirements relating to the ISTOP/PMP Registry when writing prescriptions for Schedule II, III and/or IV controlled substances and shall maintain a complete log of all medications prescribed. The physician must also enroll in and complete a Continuing Medical Education program on New York State reporting requirements and the rules of ISTOP/PMP within the first year of probation, subject to the approval of the Director of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct. |
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