OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

 

 

KALEIDA HEALTH
To: Stephen Turkovich, MD.

Chief Medical Of?cer, Oishei Childrenfs?, Hospital
From: Alyson E. Spaulding, Esq, 

General Counsel Kaleida ealth
Re: OPMC Monitoring Requirement for Bass, MD.1
Date: May 2, 2018

 

 

With respect to the above referenced matter, Dr. Bass recently chose not to contest, and
signi?cantly did not admit, one allegation that arose from an OPMC investigation relating to an
event from several years ago.

This memo will serve to clarify the imposition of a monitoring requirement in its
?Terms of Probation? (Exhibit to the Consent Agreement at paragraph 8). The Monitoring
consists ofthe following elements:

0 Dr. Bass shall propose to the OPMC as her ?practice monitor? a licensed, board?certified
physician in the appropriate specialty. If the OPMC approves the practice monitor, then
the following requirements shall be observed:

0 The practice monitor will review any and all records relating to Dr. Bass?
practice that the practice monitor requests, and Dr. Bass shall make her practice
available to the monitor including on?site observation;

0 The practice monitor shall visit Dr. Bass at each location where she practices (if
there are more than one location), on a random, unannounced basis at least
and will examine at least 20 records.

0 The practice monitor will report quarterly to the OPMC.

0 Dr. Bass shall be responsible for all expenses associated with monitoring including any
fees to the monitoring physician.

The period of probation shall last 24 months; however, upon her completion of the first 12
months of probation, Dr. Bass may petition for an early release from probation. There is no
requirement that Dr. Bass be proctored or shadowed or otherwise monitored, Whether in
the operating suites 0f the Hospital or elsewhere, other than as set forth above.

Please contact me should there be any additional need for clarification.

 

1 See NYS DOH State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, In the Matter of Bass, MD,
BPMC No. 18-088.