Court Publishes Decision Allowing Provider Suspension for Dismissed Charges

California's 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday published its finding that a guilty plea is sufficient to suspend a provider from participating in the state's workers' compensation system, even if the charges were later dismissed. "The plain language of Labor Code Section 139.21, Subdivision (a)(4)(C), defines 'convicted' to include any circumstance in which a guilty plea has been accepted by a court," the 2nd DCA said in Ahn v. Parisotto. "The statute does not include an exception for cases that are later dismissed." Dr. Duke Ahn pleaded guilty...