DOH Cease and Desist Order against Richard Bennett aka Richard Masters

Washington State Department of Health
101 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, Washington 98501
PO BOX 47890
Olympia, Washington
98504-7890
(360) 236-4030

For immediate  release: April  21, 2005 (05-038)

Contact:

Media  inquiries: Deanna Whitman,  Communications Office (360) 236-4022

Public inquiries: Health Professions Customer Service (360) 236-4700

State disciplines  health care providers

OLYMPIA ¾ The Health Professions Quality Assurance Office (HPQA) of the  Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against health care providers in the state. The information on the cases reported in this news release represents the status of each item on the date the news release was issued.

HPQA is responsible for protecting and enhancing the health of the people of Washington by assuring access to safe, competent health care providers. HPQA personnel work in partnership with 12 boards, four commissions, and nine advisory committees to set licensing standards for 55 health care professions (e.g., medical doctors, nurses,
counselors).

Information on Washington’s health care providers is now available online at our new Provider Credential Search Web site (https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/Application/Credential_Search/profile.asp).
The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling HPQA, 360-236-4700. Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are also encouraged to call and report their complaint.

Thurston County

In March 2005 the Unlicensed Practice Program issued a Notice of Intent to issue a Cease and Desist Order against Richard Bennett. He allegedly gave advice and offered medical and/or counseling treatment. Richard Bennett is also known as Richard Masters.