The Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery has suspended the license of osteopathic physician Anna Elperin, DO, for allegedly issuing COVID-19 vaccination exemptions without medical justification, the Washington State Department of Health said Sept. 21.
Olympia, Wash.-based Dr. Elperin's license was restricted in December 2021 under the same charges. The new charges also allege she failed to comply with the required evaluation for an insulin-dependent diabetic patient as well as opioid prescribing regulations for high-risk chronic pain patients.
She cannot practice in the state until the charges are resolved.