Posted by liliths on December 7, 2006, at 12:11:12 [reposted on December 8, 2006, at 0:19:20 | original URL]
In reply to Desperately Need Legal/Medical Advice, Please!, posted by liliths on December 6, 2006, at 9:11:30
I'm so depressed, I can barely write but I did want you all to know what happened - you've all been so wonderful & supportive - it has meant a lot
according to the attorneys, getting my license is considered a 'priviledge', not a right, despite my scores and hoop jumping.
they state that the Massage Review Board and the Board of Health itself basically won't make these decisions, particularly if they are medical, so they farm it out to PRN, which throws you into the Impaired Practitioners Program. As I said, it doesn't matter why you're there - whether you're a drug addict, sexual offender, malpractice, or just someone on anti-depressents...they get to state their recommendations to the Board.
In my case, they are willing to advocate for my license IF I withdraw from using opiates and submit to random drug tests to make sure I am 'clean' for 5 years. They are also looking to argue about taking away my klonopin, if possible, and if not, plan to make me abstain completely from alcohol
nice huh?
if you ever thought you had any rights, this ought to set you straight
the Health Law lawyers did recommend my seeing an Employment Attorney as I may have a discrimination suit but I still need to decide how I want to play it next month as certainly nothing would be resolved by then... if there even is anything that can be done.
I can either comply while I file suit or submit a letter asking them to defer my hearing until the next board meeting while I try and fight it. But that means continuing the way I've been - not leaving the house... though if I comply, I KNOW I'll totally fall apart from the sheer insanity of having complete strangers tell me what I am allowed to do. I'm screwed either way. I'll know more after I've found a lawyer who can advise me (and hopefully won't take another $300 for the damn consultation!) but right now I am so exhausted, upset and defeated, I can't function... I can't care anymore but I also just can't see myself giving in to their demands. It simply goes against everything I believe in
honestly, right now, pseudoname's idea looks the best, but I have a 16 year old cat quite dependent on me right now and I always promised her I'd never leave her
I even found out that a dear friend 3000 miles from me just died of a heart attack... how much worse is it going to get? Oh yeah, I do get to go to the dentist for an abcessed root canal tomorrow
lol
at least I'm still laughing
I love you guys.. you've been my rock :)
I'm going to go lie downnamaste,
lilith
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