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News Release — November 18, 2005
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
November 18, 2005
Medical Board of California Obtains
Suspension of Redding Physician's License
SACRAMENTO—In response to a Petition filed by Deputy Attorney General Daniel Turner on behalf of the Medical Board, today Administrative Law Judge Jaime Rene Roman issued a full practice suspension against the medical license of Aaron Wilson Jones, M.D. of Redding. The suspension order is based on a finding that, among other things, permitting Jones to continue to engage in the practice of medicine will endanger the public health, safety, and welfare. Medical Board Executive Director Dave Thornton stated, "The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers. We work diligently to achieve our mission by vigorously enforcing the Medical Practice Act."
On September 27, 2005, Criminal Complaint No. 05-07164 was filed by the Shasta County District Attorney's Office against Jones, charging him with violating, on September 9, 2005, Penal Code section 243.4 (b) (Sexual Battery on Incapacitated Victim), a felony. On November 7, 2005, Jones was arraigned in Shasta County Superior Court and pled not guilty to the above charge. A preliminary hearing on the charge is scheduled for December 7, 2005.
The Medical Board's Petition alleges that Jones engaged in egregious and inappropriate behavior with his patient by touching her in a sexual manner and using nitrous oxide himself, and that such conduct constituted gross negligence, unprofessional conduct and sexual misconduct (Business and Professions code sections 726 and 2234). In addition, Jones' use of nitrous oxide on the patient for the purpose of making the patient less resistant and more vulnerable to his sexual conduct with her and under the guise of medical treatment, constitutes both a corrupt act (Business and Professions Code section 2234(e)) and general unprofessional conduct under section 2234.
A hearing is set for December 6, 2005 at the Office of Administrative Hearings in Sacramento to determine if the suspension will remain in effect pending the completion of administrative disciplinary proceedings.
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The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act.
If you have a question or complaint about the healthcare you are receiving, the board encourages you to visit its Web site at www.caldocinfo.ca.gov or for questions call the Consumer Information Line at (916) 263-2382, or with complaints call (800) 633-2322.
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