The Texas Medical Board on Friday voted to issue a public reprimand to a Houston physician for prescribing medication to a COVID-19 patient at a Fort Worth hospital where she lacked permission to provide treatment.
The reprimand of Dr. Mary Talley Bowden came after two administrative law judges with the State Office of Administrative Hearings determined she could be subject to discipline from the medical board. The judges determined Bowden engaged in unprofessional conduct, behaved in a disruptive manner toward staff at the Fort Worth hospital and interfered with patient care, according to court records.
The reprimand is a finding that a licensee has engaged in unprofessional conduct, but it does not require any additional sanctions such as a fine or suspension, a spokesman for the medical board said in an email…