Update#2: So I just reported Rafael Cruz (not Ted, darn) for practicing medicine without a license. [View all]

[Ms. Toad]

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ETA#2: I just spoke with the Ohio licensing board - they are now going after everyone MD listed on the site who is not licensed to practice medicine in Ohio. They were unaware of the site - and very pleased to have been notified.

ETA: Not Ted Cruz, the senator, as my sleep-deprived brain told me. Thanks to all for the correction - I was just coming to correct my post after realizing my mistake. Too many politicians pretending they are real doctors and real lawyers to keep them all straight, too little sleep.

BUT - the rest is still applicable - feel free to report him (and all the other unlicensed practitioners in your state).

Back in August I reported a handful medical providers from out-of-state who are advertising their services to customers in Ohio without being licensed in Ohio (for telemed consultations for the purpose of prescribing ivermectin).

At the time I was royally pissed - not merely because of the irresponsibility of the service - BUT because I was denied a telemed consult with MD Anderson - even with a rare cancer for which the recommendation is that **at a minimum** you receive a second opinion as to diagnosis and treatment from one of a half-dozen high volume sarcoma centers. Ohio's protectionist medical licensing laws prohibited it - even at the peak of COVID, even for a disease for which competent care is best provided at a few sites within the country. I debated heading to a parking lot in Michigan, which is part of a multi-state licensing compact so I could do a telemed consult with Mayo (Minnesota is also in the licensing compact), but ultimately ruled it out. That's how hard it is to get a legitimate second opinion if the handful of rare disease treatment centers are not located within the boundaries of your state.

And these fools have the nerve to set up a website expressly advertising they are willing to practice medicine in Ohio via a telemed consult.

At any rate, the one MD I reported in August has modified his listing to exclude Ohio . . . but I just received notice that the Ohio Medical Board wishes to speak with me about the complaint I filed. So I went back to the site and the number of providers has significantly expanded . . . and now includes Rafael (not senator Ted) Cruz{Corrected from earlier}. While he used to be licensed in Ohio, he is not currently. I reported him and a half dozen or his buddies.

So - check the laws in your state. Most states require doctors to be licensed in the patient's state in order to provide a telemed consult. If Rafael Cruz {Corrected from earlier} is offering to practice medicine in your state, chances are he's offering to practice medicine without a license. (Texas is NOT part of the multi-state compact, so he would need to be directly licensed in your state.)