File a complaint with the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure

• If your complaint is about treatment you received as a patient, we may need treatment or medical records to investigate your complain
  • You or a legal guardian will need to sign the complaint form to release records
• Be specific in your complaint description
• Include copies of pertinent medical records, correspondence, contracts, and any other documents that support your complaint
• Use a separate form for each person or facility you are filing a complaint against

A complaint can be filed against the following license types online. 

• Allied Health Professionals License 

• Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions License 

• Chiropractic Facility License 

• Chiropractor License 

• Dietitian and Nutritionist License 

• Dispensing Optician License 

• Hearing Instrument Apprentice License 

• Hearing Instrument Specialist License 

• Optometrist License 

• Podiatrist License 

• Psychologist License 

• Social Worker License 

• Speech-Language Pathology and Audiologist License 

For Healthcare Fraud Reporting:

• You may submit a health care fraud complaint online.

Issues that aren't within our authority

• Fee disputes, such as payment for missed appointments
• Billing disputes, such as the amount a licensee charges for services
• Personality conflicts (unless such rises to the level of unprofessional conduct)

Anonymous complaints

We may, in our discretion, investigate an anonymous complaint if:

• The complaint is in writing
• The complaint allegations constitute violations of law or regulations warranting Board action
• Preliminary inquiry reveals enough information to determine that the allegations may be true
• Proving the allegations doesn't need the identification and/or testimony of the person filing the complaint