OCTOBER 24, 2001 - The Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services (CIS) has summarily suspended the medical license of Daniel Joseph Stepp, M.D., due to a June 2000, misdemeanor conviction involving Attempted Alteration Of Medical Records and allegations of inappropriate social contact and conduct of a sexual nature involving patients. The conviction concerns Stepp ordering a controlled substance for a patient who was not experiencing any symptoms in exchange for possible sexual favors.

It is also alleged that between 1998 through 2000, Stepp was involved in incidences of inappropriate social contact and sexual conduct with patients. In September 2000, Stepp disobeyed the court’s probationary terms by failing to have a female staff member present when caring for a female patient. The CIS Bureau of Health Services orders a summary suspension when it believes the public’s health, safety and welfare warrant emergency action. Stepp’s license to practice medicine was summarily suspended pursuant to the Public Health Code, which provides for the mandatory summary suspension of a health professional’s license upon conviction of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of two years. An administrative hearing will be scheduled to address the status of Stepp’s suspended medical license.

Click here for more information about disciplinary actions taken by the health professional licensing boards

Read more Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services press releases.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Licensee status may change.  Click here to check current status.