Two Thurston County health care providers suspended

The state Department of Health has suspended the certifications of two health care providers in Thurston County.

The Naturopathy Board entered an agreement with naturopathic physician Jamie Anne Doughty that suspends her credential for at least four months.

Between about April 2012 and April 2013, Doughty evaluated and issued medical marijuana authorizations to 1,279 patients. The board reviewed charts for 16 of those patients and found that Doughty didn’t meet the standard of care for those patients. She conducted evaluations that were too short and made inadequate diagnoses, the board found, and her medical marijuana authorizations didn’t meet legal requirements.

The Secretary of Health has indefinitely suspended the certified nursing assistant credential of Chelsea Kirsten Parnell.

In 2014, Parnell applied to activate her expired credential. However, in 2013, she was convicted of third-degree malicious mischief and domestic violence. In 2014, she was convicted of second-degree trafficking in stolen property, second-degree possession of stolen property and bail jumping.

Information about health care providers is on the agency’s website, doh.wa.gov. Click on “Look up a health care provider license” in the “How Do I?” section of the home page. The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700.

This story was originally published October 30, 2015 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Two Thurston County health care providers suspended."