For immediate release: February 10, 2025 (25-020)
Contact: DOH Communications
Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states.
The department’s Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, counselors). Information about disciplinary action taken against medical doctors and physician assistants can be found on the Washington Medical Commission (WMC) website. Questions about WMC disciplinary actions can be sent to media@wmc.wa.gov.
Information about health care providers is on the agency’s website. Click on “Health Care Provider Lookup” under the “Find it Fast” section of the Department of Health website (doh.wa.gov). 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 360-236-4700. Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are also encouraged to call and report their complaint.
Pierce County
In December 2024 the secretary of health and Asa Nels Hansen (CH60127381) agreed to conditions that suspend Hansen’s chiropractor license. Hansen may not petition for reinstatement of a license for at least 10 years. In March 2023, Hansen pled guilty and was convicted of two counts of third-degree child rape, two counts of third-degree child molestation and one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
Snohomish County
In December 2024 the Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission placed the chiropractor license of Kyle Matthew Osborne (CH60450085) on probation for at least one year. Osborne must pass an ethics exam, allow audits and at least three unannounced reviews of his practice at his place of employment. Osborne must also pay a $10,000 fine. Osborne was the sole owner of a chiropractor business where his employee was referring patients to another business in which Osborne was co-owner. The patients were not notified of Osborne’s financial interest in the referrals to the other business.
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