Authority and scope
Check the professional and concern
The Board regulates MD and DO physicians and physician assistants, among other medical professions. It reviews unsafe care, missed diagnoses, improper prescribing, impairment, sexual misconduct, and other professional violations. Hospitals, ordinary clinic operations, nurses, insurers, and office staff use other routes.
Supporting guidance: GCMB: File a Complaint ↗GCMB: complaint FAQs ↗GCMB: professions licensed ↗
How the official source says to file
- Use the complaint link on the official filing page. The page also allows mailed complaints; obtain the current paper form and mailing instructions from the Board if needed.
- Provide the practitioner’s identity, treatment dates and locations, and a specific factual account. Complete each applicable section and mark others N/A.
- If using a letter, the FAQ asks for a signed, dated statement authorizing use and release of your name and information for investigation.
Supporting guidance: GCMB: File a Complaint ↗GCMB: complaint FAQs ↗
What this route may not provide
The Board can discipline a license but does not direct individual treatment, settle financial claims, prepare lawsuits, or handle ordinary fee disputes. Billing for services never provided is listed as possible unethical conduct, distinct from disagreement over a fee.
Supporting guidance: GCMB: File a Complaint ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
Anonymous complaints are accepted when evidence is sufficient to act without the source’s identity. Investigative files are confidential from the public, but a complaint may be sent to the licensee for a response. Hearings and public orders can reveal the allegations; confidentiality does not mean anonymity from the practitioner.
Supporting guidance: GCMB: complaint FAQs ↗
Board guidance says no statutory filing limit; file promptly
The Board says there is no statutory time limit for its complaint process and encourages prompt filing while evidence is available. Its FAQ describes acknowledgment within two weeks and review taking six months or more. These are Board statements and processing estimates, not civil-lawsuit deadlines.
Supporting guidance: GCMB: File a Complaint ↗GCMB: complaint FAQs ↗
What may happen after filing
Staff assess jurisdiction and possible violations, seek records and a response where appropriate, and arrange medical and nonmedical review. Outcomes include closure, private guidance, or public discipline. The Board provides final-action notice.
Supporting guidance: GCMB: File a Complaint ↗GCMB: complaint FAQs ↗
Prepare a reviewable submission
State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.
Read the linked authority and process information ↗
Sources and scope
GCMB: File a Complaint ↗
Complaint scope, routes, limits, timing, and treatment warning.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
GCMB: complaint FAQs ↗
Identity, authorization, process, timing, and conflicting scope language.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
GCMB: professions licensed ↗
Includes physicians and physician assistants in licensed professions.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.