A California appeals court on Tuesday upheld the denial of a psychologist’s request to end her licensing probation early, finding she had not demonstrated rehabilitation after a workers compensation fraud conviction.
Morella Bombardini pleaded no contest in 2018 to misdemeanor workers comp fraud involving a claim connected to her work as a psychologist. She was ordered to perform community service and pay more than $11,000 in restitution to her employer, according to Morella Bombardini v. Board of Psychology, filed in California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal.
Although the conviction was dismissed in 2019, it remained a basis for licensing discipline. The Board of Psychology revoked her license in 2021, stayed the revocation and imposed five years of probation. Conditions included practice and billing monitoring, an ethics examination, coursework and quarterly reports.
Ms. Bombardini…
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