THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION INVESTIGATION FINDS MEDICAL LICENSING LAWS PROTECT DOCTORS, NOT PATIENTS

On Thursday, Nov. 17, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) releases the first-of-its-kind report card that shows how well states protect patients from dangerous doctors. This is the latest in a groundbreaking national investigation into doctors and sex abuse.


The AJC studied laws in every state in the nation to determine which states are the best — and the worst — at shielding patients from sexually abusive doctors. The statutes it examined covered everything from the duty to report bad doctors and the mandates to revoke the licenses of the worst, to who serves on medical disciplinary boards. It also considers how much information patients are allowed to see about doctors who have gotten into trouble.