For immediate release: September 2, 2016 (16-100)
Contact: Julie Graham, Strategic Communications Office 360-810-1628
Whatcom County Chiropractor suspended on charges of sex with patients
OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health suspended the credential of Whatcom County chiropractor, Terry Rouse (CHIR.CH.00002727) pending further action. The department charges allege Rouse had sexual contact with three patients between 2009 and 2016.
Rouse is charged with three counts of indecent liberties, a class B felony, in Whatcom County Superior Court.
Rouse has 20 days to request a hearing to contest the Department of Health’s charges and the suspension.
The documents can be seen online by clicking “Look up a health care provider” on the Department of Health website; copies can be requested by calling 360-236-4700. That’s also the number to call to file complaints against health care providers in Washington.”
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