MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – A Manitowoc doctor accused of overprescribing pain medications had his state license proceedings against him postponed again.
During a status conference on Monday, Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Assistant Deputy Secretary Jeff Weigand said another status conference was scheduled for November 21.
Back in October, the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board suspended the license of Dr. Charles Szyman. The state administrative hearing will determine the future of his license to practice medicine and prescribe medication.
Meantime, Szyman’s next appearance in federal court is a status conference set for September 12.
In federal court, Szyman faces 19 counts of allegedly “knowingly and intentionally distributed and dispensed unlawfully, and attempted to distribute and dispense unlawfully, a controlled substance outside of his professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.”
Szyman faces up to 20 years in prison on each count if convicted.
