If a professional attempts suicide, can he/she loose their license to practice? ie. pharmacist or doctor.?

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Answer 1

Only if it has impacted his/her ability to practice.

Answer 2

Yes, but more typically the Board/Agency governing licensing to such professionals recommends counseling and, often, a temporarily suspended license, with the authority to revisit dropping the suspension in the future.

Answer 3

why should they lose their license ?? unless the person is mentally unstable -- it is not against the law to attempt to kill yourself = and if a professional--such as a Dr==Lawyer--and so forth does commit a crime and is jailed because of it ==he/she may lose their license but then can re apply for it and can practice again - and will get it--but if a police officer is arrested and found guilty he can never participate in law enforcement again--tell me why?? if the Dr or Lawyer learned his lesson--why didn't the Police Officer?? Confuses me --how about you???

Answer 4

I doubt they would automatically lose their license. If someone reports the suicide attempt to the licensing board they will most likely require the person to undergo counseling.

Answer 5

This makes sense. A true professional wouldn't "attempt" suicide. They'd get it right the first time. As such, if they attempted and failed, I don't want them as my doctor or pharamacist on the grounds that they could just as easily flub up my needs, which couldn't possibly be as important as their needs.

Answer 6

interesting question.......I've never known a Pharmacist that has attempted suicide. They have all succeeded.

After all, we have the second highest suicide rate (distant second behind cops).

Answer 7

Yeah, if they are shown to be mentally unstable and ( like someone else said ) it affects thier abillity to do the job.

Answer 8

Sometimes.......