Connecticut doctor’s license suspended for giving out blank COVID vaccine exemption forms
A Connecticut doctor’s medical licenses were suspended after the state department of health found she was providing blank, signed COVID-19 vaccine and mask exemption forms to patients.
Connecticut’s Medical Examining Board suspended Sue Mcintosh’s physician and surgeon licenses last week after she was caught giving out signed forms for vaccine, mask and testing exemptions to patients without any sort of exam. Mcintosh, who was retired and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, provided the requested forms, already signed, to anyone who sent her a self-addressed stamped envelope.
According to the board, Mcintosh sent back instructions and told people who received the forms they were free to make photo copies and distribute the forms themselves.
The state department of health became aware of Mcintosh’s alleged actions after receiving an anonymous tip in July. A department investigator sent a self-addressed, stamped enveloped earlier in September and received four forms authorizing exemptions for face masks, COVID vaccines, COVID testing and vaccines in general, as well as instructions for filling out the forms.
“These actions by Dr. Mcintosh are irresponsible and unacceptable,” said Dr. Manisha Juthani, Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Public Health, in a statement. “Her practice of medicine represents a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety of our communities.”
Juthani said the forms were sent to people who work in long-term care, in schools and for the state.
