Not Double or triple Jeopardy! in medicine

dou·ble jeop·ard·y

/ˈdəbəl ˈjepərdē/

noun

NORTH AMERICAN•LAW

Generally in  law  a person can not be tried and punished for the  same crime  twice

But in USA in medical profession this happens all the time.
 A doctor who is accused of  malpractice  is  punished  by  his  peer group  the  employer  the  medical board  then  the  insurance  companies  and  Accreditation societies
Denial or Loss of Accreditation
The AAAASF may deny or revoke accreditation of a clinic if the clinic fails to satisfy every
standard. If any medical professional providing services at the clinic:

 Has had their privileges restricted or limited by any hospital related to lack of clinical
competence, ethical issues

 Has been found to be in violation of the Code of Ethics of any professional society or
association of which they are a member.

 Has had their right to practice limited, suspended, terminated or otherwise affected by
any state, province, or country, or if they have been disciplined by any licensing
authority.

 Non-reporting of any of the above to the AAAASF office.

Emergency Suspension or Emergency Probation
The AAAASF may place a clinic on Emergency Suspension or Emergency Probation status upon
receiving information that a state board has taken action, or begun formal proceedings which
may result in it taking aciton against a license of a practitioner at the clinic, or the Board of
Directors determining that the agency may no longer meet AAAASF Standards for accreditation.
A clinic that has been placed on Emergency Suspension or Emergency Probation status will
remain in such status pending an expedited investigation and possible Hearing conducted in
accordance with AAAASF procedures available from the AAAASF Office.
Important Notice –
Maximal patient safety has always been our guiding concern. We are proud that our Standards
may be considered the strongest of any agency that accredits rural health clinics and that many
consider them to be the Gold Standard. We recognize, however, that they need to be part of a
living document, and we continually re-evaluate and revise these Standards in the light of
medical advances and changing legislative guidelines. The AAAASF RHC Accreditation
Program requires 100% compliance with each Standard to become and remain accredited. There
are no exceptions. However, when a Standard refers to appropriate or proper or adequate,
reasonable flexibility and room for individual consideration by the inspector is permitted as long
as patient and staff safety remain uncompromised.