Imprisoned doctor Martin MacNeill loses his license for 10 years

SALT LAKE CITY — The former director of the Utah State Developmental Center had his medical license taken away by the state Department of Professional Licensing four months after being sent to prison.

In August, Martin MacNeill was sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of aiding and abetting in aggravated identity theft.

In September, the Pleasant Grove father of eight pleaded guilty to three felonies of false and inconsistent statements, insurance fraud, and forgery in 4th District Court in Provo and was ordered to serve three years in state prison.

After four months in a Texas federal prison, MacNeill signed a statement in December forfeiting his right to practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon and to administer and prescribe controlled substances in Utah for at least 10 years.

MacNeill also waived his right to a hearing before the Utah Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon's Licensing Board and his right to petition the matter.

In the document MacNeill signed, he admitted to helping to steal his adopted daughter's identity and to obtaining false Social Security and military identification cards and opening bank accounts under false names.

He also admitted to making false insurance claims and providing fraudulent information to the court to obtain a birth certificate for another person.

According to the document, MacNeill can reapply for a license in 10 years only if he has completed all prison sentences and probations and paid all fines associated with his current federal and state cases, and if all criminal cases against him are closed.

Six months before reapplying, MacNeill would also have to successfully complete a psychological, psychiatric and neuropsychological evaluation. He would have to receive a passing score on the a state medical board exam and undergo a comprehensive evaluation from the Colorado Personalized Education for Physicians.

In addition, he must submit to the state Department of Licensing Board all certified transcripts from all osteopathic, medical and health care schools, colleges and universities he has attended. Utah County investigators say MacNeill has falsified those types of transcripts in the past.

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