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What can a practitioner in Pennsylvania be disciplined for?

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Unprofessional conduct in Pennsylvania expressly includes incompetent performance of medical acts, fraudulent or reckless practice, unconditionally guaranteeing a cure, billing for services not performed, and offering to treat disease by a secret method the practitioner will not disclose to the Board.

49 Pa. Code §16.61 · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

The rest of what Pennsylvania says on this

Every other rule we have verified under disciplinary landscape, each linked to its primary source.

  • Practicing without a license, or otherwise violating the Medical Practice Act or a Board regulation, is a misdemeanor of the third degree carrying a fine of up to $2,000 or up to six months’ imprisonment for a first offense, rising to a fine of $5,000 to $20,000 and six months to one year on a second or subsequent conviction.

    Medical Practice Act of 1985 §39(a) (63 P.S. §422.39) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • Separately from the criminal penalty, the Board may levy a civil penalty of up to $1,000 on a licensee who violates the Act, or on any person who practices medicine without being properly licensed — after affording the accused an opportunity for a hearing.

    Medical Practice Act of 1985 §39(b) (63 P.S. §422.39) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • The Board’s corrective actions run a graduated range: deny an application, administer a public reprimand with or without probation, revoke, suspend, limit or otherwise restrict a license, require treatment or refresher education, stay a suspension on probation, or impose a monetary penalty.

    Medical Practice Act of 1985 §42(a) (63 P.S. §422.42) · verified Aug 17, 2026

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