Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Physician Impairment Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.

After discussion of several forms of physician impairment, the committee elected to focus primarily on chemical dependency, because of its prevalence. In May 1994, Federation President Gerald J. B‚champs, MD, expanded the charge to include other impairments to be addressed immediately after guidelines are established for regulating and managing chemically dependent physicians. Other sections on psychiatric and physical impairments will be forthcoming, as well as an additional report on sexual boundary issues.

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