Augusta, Maine - Charles M. Stewart, M.D., accepted a reprimand from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine in a Consent Agreement signed May 25, 2012. In addition, Dr. Stewart's license will be placed on probation for five years and he cannot treat any new female patients until he has successfully completed an approved course in medical ethics and boundaries. Dr. Stewart practices in Brunswick.
Dr. Stewart concedes the Board has sufficient evidence from which it could conclude that he engaged in unprofessional conduct. Dr. Stewart acknowledged that he told a patient he loved her in a manner she could misinterpret, massaged her back when she was experiencing a back spasm, hugged her, and gave her money for gas and to pay a cell phone bill.
As a condition of the Consent Agreement, Dr. Stewart must have a Board-approved practice monitor who has full access to Dr. Stewart's medical practice. In addition, Dr. Stewart must create an audio recording of all treatment sessions involving female patients.
All Board disciplinary actions are reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, the Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank, and the Federation of State Medical Boards Action Data Bank. These reports are regularly reviewed by every state licensing board in the country.
The Board is made up of 6 physicians and 3 public members appointed by the Governor. Disciplinary actions taken by the Board are available to the public either by telephone at (207) 287-3601, or on the Board's website at www.maine.gov/md.
The Board of Licensure in Medicine is the State of Maine agency charged to protect the health and welfare of the public by verifying the qualifications of physicians to practice, and disciplining physicians for unprofessional conduct and incompetence. Any citizen can request an investigation of a physician or physician assistant by contacting the Board office by telephone at (207) 287-3608, by letter, or by visiting the Board's web site.
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