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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, Petitioner-Appellee, v

FOR PUBLICATION February 27, 2007 9:00 a.m. No. 263711 Board of Social Work Disciplinary Subcommittee LC No. 2002-000171

JULIE ANN RISCH, C.S.W., L.L.P., Respondent-Appellant.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 263712 Board of Psychology Disciplinary Subcommittee LC No. 2002-000171 Official Reported Version

JULIE ANN RISCH, C.S.W., L.L.P., Respondent-Appellant.

Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Markey and Wilder, JJ. PER CURIAM. In these consolidated appeals, respondent appeals as of right the final orders of the disciplinary subcommittees of the Department of Community Health Board of Psychology and Board of Social Work, revoking respondent's registration to practice as a certified social worker (CSW) and license to practice as a limited license psychologist (LLP) for violations of article 15 of the Public Health Code (PHC), MCL 333.16101 et seq. We affirm. I. Basic Facts and Procedural History In administrative complaints filed with the boards of psychology and social work, petitioner alleged that respondent inappropriately began a sexual relationship with Janet Rivera-

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Porn1 at a time when both Janet and her minor son were being treated by respondent for mental health issues at the Mapleview Consultation Center (MCC). Petitioner further alleged that after receiving notice that Janet intended to file a civil suit for malpractice arising from the relationship, respondent directed an MCC employee to alter MCC computer records "in order for it to appear that [Janet] was not a patient of [r]espondent," and that respondent herself altered and removed or withheld MCC records for this purpose. Petitioner asserted that respondent's conduct in these regards violated

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