Oregon Doctor Barred From Practicing Medicine After Refusing To Wear Mask

Steven LaTulippe's patients said they were instructed to remove their masks when entering his clinic and were told that masks could cause carbon dioxide ...

The Oregon Medical Board is standing by its suspension of a local doctor who boasted that he and his staff have not worn masks during the coronavirus pandemic, ruling that he cannot practice medicine until the state lifts a public emergency health order. In its final order on May 6, the board declared Steven LaTulippe “an immediate danger to the public and a serious danger to the public health or safety.” LaTulippe, who owns the family practice clinic South View Medical Arts in Dallas, had been issued an indefinite suspension by the board in December due to his stance on mask-wearing. The board’s decision last week confirmed this suspension, reasoning that his “refusal to wear a mask, his refusal to ensure that his staff wore masks, and his insistence on advising his patients to not wear masks endangered public health and safety by placing Licensee’s patients, his staff, and Licensee himself— plus all other individuals with whom they came in contact — at risk of infection of a highly communicable and deadly disease.”