В Канзасе приостановили лицензию физиотерапевта за повторные преступления и отсутствие реабилитации

State suspends license of Topeka physical therapy assistant TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - State officials have suspended the license of a Topeka physical therapy assistant after she was convicted of felony offenses and hadn’t “demonstrated sufficient rehabilitation to warrant the public trust,” it was announced Tuesday. The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts issued a consent order on Aug. 5, 2026, for the indefinite suspension of a license related to Dana S. Gifford, the physical therapy assistant. According to court records, Gifford was issued a Kansas license to practice as a physical therapy assistant around Dec. 7, 1996. The suspension order announced Tuesday noted Gifford’s prior felony convictions in 2007 and 2023 for driving under the influence. A suspension was implemented after the 2007 conviction, but was lifted in 2008. Another sentence was suspended after the 2023 conviction, and Gifford was placed on 24 months of supervised probation, court records say. However, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts said in court records that Gifford had “committed unprofessional conduct” and that she “practiced physical therapy without reasonable skill and safety.” The terms and conditions of the consent order filed this month were entered into by the state and Gifford and constitute “the entire agreement between the parties, and may only be modified or amended by a subsequent document executed in the same manner by the parties,” court documents said. In stipulating the indefinite suspension of Gifford’s license, the agreement stated that Gifford “may submit a written request to lift the suspension” after conditions are satisfied, including that she completes a full fitness to practice evaluation; enters into a monitoring agreement that incorporates recommendations made in the full fitness to practice evaluation; and that she provides the board with evidence sufficient to demonstrate she “has been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust.” Her license was suspended effective March 17, 2025. The consent order released Tuesday indicated the license remained suspended as of Aug. 5, 2026. Additional details weren’t immediately available. Check wibw.com later for more information as it becomes available. Copyright 2026 WIBW. All rights reserved.