STATE OF ILLINOIS

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION )

of the State of Illinois, Complainant )

V. ) No. 199810343-1

BENNETT BRAUN )

Licen.se No. 36-042542, Respondent )

ORDER

This matter having come before the Medical Disciplinary Board

of the Department of Professional Regulation of the State of

Illinois, and the Medical Disciplinary Board, having approved a

Stipulation and Recommendation for Settlement submitted by the

parties;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, LEONARD A. SHERMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION of the State of Illinois, do

hereby adopt the Stipulation and Recommendation for Settlement

approved by the Medical Disciplinary Board in this matter.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Certificate of Registration,

License No. 36-042542, heretofore issued to Bennett Braun to

practice medicine as a Physician and Surgeon in the State of

Illinois is Suspended for two (2) years beginning on the date of

this Order. After the period of Suspension ends the Respondent's

license to practice medicine as a Physician and Surgeon shall be

placed on Probation for a minimum period of five (5) years with

the following conditions of Probation:

1. Pespondent will not knowingly treat patients diagnosed

with the illness known as Multiple Personality

Disorder/Dissociative Identity Disorder;

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2. Respondent will provide quarterly reports to the

Department's Probation Unit as to the nature and

locations of his practice of medicine; and shall also

provide quarterly reports of what he is treating

patients for, (i.e. Respondent shall list the paltient

by number together with the illness the patient is

being treated for. The name of the patient shall

remain connfidential).

3. Respondent shall not act as a supervisor of other

psychiatrists or health professionals during the term

of this Probation.

4- Respondent will provide a copy of the Stipulation and

Recommendation and this Order adopting it to any

employer and any hospital granting the Respondent

privileges.

5. Respondent will obtain twenty (20) additional hours of

continuing medical education during each year of

Probation on diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric

disorders. This shall be above and beyond such hours

as are required for continuing education for

physicians.

6. Respondent shall pay a fine of Five Thousand

($5,000.00) Dollars payable during his period of

Probation.

in accordance with the Stipulation and Recommendarion for

Settlement which is attached hereto and incorporated herein.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Bennett Braun inmediately

surrender said Certificate of Registration and all other indicia

of licensure to the Deparrment of Professional Regulation of the

State of Illinois. Upon failure to do so the Department shall

seize said Certificate of Registration.

DATED THIS -7thDAY OF /October/ , 1999

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION of

the State of Illinois

/s/

LEONARD A. SHERMAN

DIRECTOR

LAS:reu REF: License No. 36-042542

Case No. 199810343-1

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

DEPARTMENT Oir PROF=ST.ONAL REGVLILTION

DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION )

of the State of Illinois, )

Complainant )

V. ) No. 199910343-1

BENNETT G. BRAUN, M.D. )

License No. 36-042542, )

Respondent )

STIPULATION AND RECOMMENDATION FOR SETTLEMENT

The Department, by John M. Goldberg, its attorney, and

Bennett G. Braun, M.D., Respondant, by his attorney, Harvey L.

Harris, submit the following Stipulation and Recommendation for

Settlement to the Medical Disciplinary Board for its approval and

favorable recommendation to the Direccor.

STIPULATION OF FACTS

1. THAT on August 12, 1998, the Department filed a Complaint

against Respondent, alleging various Violations of the

Medical Practice Act, including, but not limited to,

gross negligence in the Respondent's treatment of

patients diagnosed with Dissociative identity Disorders,

also known as Multiple Personality Disorder, while he was

Director of Dissociative Disorders Program at Rush

Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital.

2. Respondent has been advised that he has the right to

be represented by counsel anel has retained Harvey L.

Harris as his attorney. Respondent has fully discusand

the allegazions made in the Complaint with his counsel.

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Respondent has been advised that he has a right to a

formal evidentiary hearing and waives such right to a

hearing if this Recommandation is approved.

3. Respondant admits, that at all times pertinent to the

Complaint, he was a licensed Physician and Surgeon

practicing in the State of Illinois.

4. Respondent admits that the Departiment could produce

evidence of the facts alleged in the Department's

Complaint.

5. The Respondent has been licensed to practice medicine in

the State of Illinois, since 1969 and has no previous

discipline. The Respandent could produce evidence

refuting the Department's charges but due to the

Respondent's current plans and circumstances, including

physical and financial considerations, the Respondent is

seeking to resolve these mattars without protracted

litigation.

6. Respondent is fully aware that this Recommendation must

be approved by the Medical Disciplinary Board. By

submission of this Recommendation for approval,

Respondent expressly waives any objection based on

prejudice should the Medical Disciplinary Board refuse to

accept this Recommendation.

7- For purposes of settlement only, Respondent acknowledges

that a violation of the Medical Practice Act may be found

by, the Medical Disciplinary Board following review of the

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Stipulation and the documents submitted herewith as

EXhibits A and B.

8. The parties stipulate that these admissions are made for

purposes of this Recommendation only. In the event that

this Recommendation is not approved by the Medical

Disciplinary Board, these admissions shall not be

admissible in any proceeding. If not approved by the

Medical Disciplinary Board the matter will be set for an

evidentiary hearing as if this Recommendation had not

been submitted. In addition, upon approval of this

Recommendation, these admissions except to enforce this

Agreement may not be utilized in any other proceeding,

specifically including the pending action in the Circuit

Court of Cook County Illinois titled Bennett G. Braun,

M.D., Plaintiff v. Bollinger Ruberry and Garvey, et al.

Case No. 99LO6976.

9. Respondent has been advised that he has the right to file

for a rehearing of the matter within 20 days of the

Medical Disciplinary Board's action in this case.

Respondent hereby waives such a right to a rehearing if

this Recommendation is approved.

10. Respondent has been advised that he has a right to

Administrative Review of the Order entered by the

Direcror in this case. Respondent hereby waives such

right to review if this Recommendation is approved.

RECOMMENDATON FOR SETTLEMENT

11. This Recommendation shall be considered to be an

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integrated package such that approval of this

Recommendation without change is necessary.

12. Upon notification that the Recommendation has been

approved and that the Director has entered an order

adopting the Recommendation of the Medical Disciplinary

Board, Respondent agrees:

A. Respondent's license to practice medicine as a

Physician and Surgeon shall be Suspended for two

(2) years beginning on the date the Director enters

an order adopting this Recommendation.

B. Respondent's license to practice medicine as a

Physician and Surgeon shall be placed on Probation

for a minimum period of five (5) years beginning at

the end of the period of suspension with the

following conditions of Probation:

1. Respondent will not Knowingly treat patients

diagnosed with the illness known as Multiple

Personality Disorder/Dissociative Identity

Disorder;

2. Respondent will provide quarterly reports to

the Department's Probation Unit as to the

nature and locations of his practice of

medicine; and shall also provide quarterly

reports of what he is treating patients for,

(i.e. Respondent shall list the patient by

number together with the illness the pazient

is being treated for. The name of the patient

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shall remain confidential.)

3. Respondent shall not act as a supervisor of

other psychiatrists or health professionals

during the term of this probation.

4. Respondent will provide a copy of this

Stipulation and Recommendation and the Order

adopting it to any employer and any hospital

granting the Respondent privileges.

5. Respondent will obtain twenty (20) additional

hours of continuing medical education during

each year of probation in diagnosis and

treatment of psychiatric disorders. This

shall be above and beyond such hours as are

required for continuing education for

physicians.

6. Respondent shall pay a fine of $5,000.00

payable during his period of probation.

C. It is intended by the parties that this Stipulation

and Recommendation resolves all allegations of all

negligence (simple and gross) and all other

ailegations similar in time and nature to those in

the pending Complaint (Exhibit A) pertaining to the

treatinent of Multiple Personality Disorder (also

known as Dissociative identity Disorder) and

associated treatments and related diagnosis,

specifically including those cases which are now

pending before the Illinois Department of

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Professionnl Regulation and/or in the Circuit Court

of Cook County, Illinois, or in any other court as

of the date of this stipulation and Recommendation,

and which may result in mandatory reporting,

including but not limited to the following cases:

Shanlev v. Peterson, Braun, et al.; (2) Schwidersky

V. Peterson, Braun, et al.; (3) Banoit v.

Associated Mental HeaIth Services, et al.; (4)

Higgins v. Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical

Centner, et al.; (5) Becker v. Rush North Shore

Medical Center, et al. ; (6) Bloom v. Braun, et al. ;

(7) Gale v. Braun, et al. ; (7) Kreger v, Braun, et

al. ; (8) Doe V. Robins, et al.; (9) Department v.

Braun (Complaining witness, Titus); whether such

allegations are pending or are brought before the

Department in the future resulting from

Respondent's practice of medicine up to the time

that this order becomes effective.

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I have read this Stipulation and Recommendation for

Settlement and have fully discussed it with my attorney. I agree

to be bound by its terms.

10/4/99 /s/

DATE Bennett G. Braun, M.D.

Respondent

10/4/99 /s/

DATE Harvey L. Harris

Attorney for Responderxt

/ 10/5/99 / /s/

DATE John M. Goldberg

Attorney for the Deposit

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The foregoing Stipulation and Recommendation for

Settlement is approved by the Medical Disciplinary Board as its

decision this / 6th / day of / October /, 19 / 99 /. The

Medical Disciplinary Board concludes that Respondent has violated

the Medical Practice Act and hereby recommends that the Director

approve the Recommendation set forth herein by issuing an

appropriate order.

/ 10/6/99 / /s/

DATE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEDICAL

DISCIPLINARY BOARD

/s/

DATE Member

/s/

DATE Member

/s/

DATE Member

/s/

DATE Member

Bennett G. Braun

Case No. 199810343-1

License No. 36-042542

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{Exhibit A - This is the original complaint.}

{Exhibit B - This is the original response from Braun.}