A doctor practicing medicine in several locations, including Emporia at one point in his career, has had his medical license revoked after an alleged sexual encounter and other ethical violations with a patient.
The move last week by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts to revoke Dr. Chester W. Stone’s license followed an incident involving a patient who sent suicidal text messages to Stone before suffering what the Board of Healing Arts later called a nearly fatal overdose of prescription medications. The reference to the date was redacted in the final report online at the board’s website.
As part of the initial law enforcement investigation, officers say they found the patient unresponsive in her vehicle and cold to the touch. The patient was given life-saving treatment at two Kansas hospitals and later survived. Law enforcement also say they found several empty pill bottles inside the vehicle.
Authorities say subsequent investigative work indicated Stone prescribed medications inappropriately to the patient. The Board of Healing Arts says evidence established a romantic relationship between the two during the time Stone was incorrectly prescribing medications.
The Board of Healing Arts says Stone’s conduct violated the Kansas Healing Arts Act because of the relationship and his decision to prescribe the medications. It also says Stone failed to keep written records including patient histories, exam results and test results, and the board also said Stone worked outside the scope of his medical license leading up to his disciplinary hearing.
Stone had been licensed to practice medicine and, specifically, surgery in Kansas from June 1985 to June 2009, at which time he gained a federal license, according to the Board of Healing Arts. Online information points to work at the Central Care Cancer Center, although the local office says Stone hadn’t worked at the facility for around a decade.
The Kansas City Star says Stone also worked for the Veterans Affairs Eastern Kansas Health System based out of Leavenworth. The Star says Stone’s license was restricted so he could only work in federal facilities, but because of that he can work there as long as he has a license from any state. Stone has a Missouri license expiring in January, according to the Star.
Click here for the Board of Healing Arts’ final order in the Stone case.
