Nguyen v. STATE HEALTH MED. QUALITY ASSUR.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that due process required a higher quantum of proof to revoke a medical doctor’s license, vacating the Medical Quality Assurance Commission’s revocation decision, and remanding to the commission for a new decision using the higher standard
• stating that “constitutional minimum standard of proof in a professional disciplinary proceeding for a medical doctor must be something more than a mere preponderance,” and remanding to conduct further proceedings under elear-and-convincing standard of proof
• finding Kentucky’s Legislative Ethics Act a “penal statute” to which “the 'rule of lenity’ is applicable”
• noting that the court’s determination on a constitutional issue “requires reversal”
• \[A] professional license represents a property interest to which due process protections apply.\
• clear and convincing evidence required when loss of medical license is at stake

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