What can a practitioner in Connecticut be disciplined for?
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Short answer
A physician's license can be restricted, suspended or revoked for illness or loss of motor skill, mental disorder, drug or alcohol abuse, illegal, incompetent or negligent practice, misuse of controlled substances, or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.
The statutory grounds for discipline are enumerated in section 20-13c: the board is authorized to restrict, suspend or revoke the license or limit the right to practice of a physician, or take any other action in accordance with section 19a-17, for reasons that include physical illness or loss of motor skill; emotional disorder or mental illness; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol; illegal, incompetent or negligent conduct in the practice of medicine; possession, use, prescription for use, or distribution of controlled substances or legend drugs except for therapeutic or other medically proper purposes; and misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in the obtaining or reinstatement of a license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-13c(1)–(6) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Connecticut rules
No person shall, for compensation, gain or reward, received or expected, diagnose, treat, operate for or prescribe for any injury, deformity, ailment or disease, actual or imaginary, of another person, nor practice surgery, until he has obtained such a license as provided in section 20-10, and then only in the kind or branch of practice stated in such license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-9(a) (Who may practice medicine or surgery) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Any person who violates any provision of section 20-9 shall be guilty of a class D felony. For the purposes of this section, each instance of patient contact or consultation which is in violation of any provision of section 20-9 shall constitute a separate offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §20-14 (penalty for practicing medicine without a license) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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