Medical License of Gadsden physician revoked

The Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama has revoked A Gadsden physician’s medical license for what they term serious violations, including repeated sexual misconduct and dispensing a controlled substance for nonmedical reasons.  Louie Franklin Hood’s license was suspended in September and was revoked March 26 by the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama. The commission also fined Hood $30,000.  The commission found Hood sedated a patient with Verced on two occasions in May 1987, then engaged in sexual activity with the patient. It said Hood also had inappropriate romantic and/or sexual relationships with six other patients while they were under his care.  The commission found Hood also had an intimate relationship with another patient, and provided that patient with controlled substances without conducting a proper evaluation and without documenting the person’s need for the drugs in the medical record.  Hood’s application to practice medicine in Alabama also was found to have major issues. The commission said Hood on his 1990 application denied having an action relating to the performance of his job as a doctor settled out of court and denied having previously seen a psychiatrist.  According to the commission, Hood admitted during a September evaluation that he settled an action in 1986 that alleged he committed sexual misconduct in the practice of medicine, and admitted the allegation was true. He also acknowledged seeing a psychiatrist in 1971.  Executive Director Larry Dixon of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners said Hood had gotten into trouble for his relationships with patients in Florida before coming to Alabama.