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Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) Appointment & Revision of Privileges - Maine
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Presented are two (2) LIP for initial appointment and revision of privileges. The Medical Director has verified the privileges requested by the provider are appropriate for the provider’s training and experience. The Medical Director and the Board of Health Credentialing Committee have studied the applications, raised questions where necessary, and recommend approval.
Recommendation for Initial Appointment
• Sung Ai Cheon, MD, Psychiatry
Revision of Privileges
• Leslie Villalobos, FPA-APRN
- Deletion of privileges to provide prenatal care. OB services for employed providers were removed from the LCHD/CHC HRSA Scope of Services as of 9/1/2026, all LCHD/CHC patients needing prenatal services are referred to Erie Family Health Center in Waukegan.
- Addition of Nexplanon insertion and removal privileges. These privileges were erroneously missed in her reappointment on 12/8/2025. Competency to perform these procedures was completed by Idries Abdur-Rahman, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology Physician on 8/16/2023.
- All other Core Privileges and Procedures remain as is from the 12/8/2025 reappointment.
Suggested Motion
To approve the initial appointment and revision of privileges of the two (2) licensed independent practitioners, as presented.