Health Department opens very serious disciplinary proceedings for assault on a professional in Pontevedra

The Minister of Health issued on July 20, 2026, the agreement to initiate sanctioning proceedings 20260142VS-PO against the holder of NIF 33557567S, for an alleged health-related infringement. The Territorial Department of Pontevedra, of the Ministry of Health, now notifies this agreement in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) number 188, of October 2, 2026, after personal notification could not be carried out. The infringement is classified as very serious and the proposed sanction amounts to 3,001 euros.

The announcement, signed on September 24, 2026, by the territorial director of Pontevedra, María Dolores Bazán Arcay, is published in section VI (Announcements, Autonomous Administration) of the DOG, on pages 51259 and 51260. The notification is carried out by way of announcement under article 44 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the common administrative procedure of public administrations, after the attempt at notification according to articles 40 and following of the same regulation proved unsuccessful. The effectiveness of the notification is subject to its publication on the notice board of edicts of the Official State Gazette.

The instruction of the proceedings bases its classification on Law 8/2008, of July 10, on health in Galicia, as amended by Law 3/2026, of March 30, establishing prevention and comprehensive protection measures against violence in the Health System of Galicia.

Imputed fact and classification

According to the annex of the announcement, the imputed fact is an alleged infringement of the provisions of article 15 of Law 8/2008, of July 10, on health in Galicia, modified by Law 3/2026, of March 30.

The conduct falls under the administrative infringement classified as very serious in article 43.ter, letter a), of the same law, which punishes “physical aggression against health authorities or their agents and the professionals referred to in the second paragraph of point 23 of article 3, during the exercise of their functions or on the occasion thereof.”

Case data

• Case number: 20260142VS-PO.
• NIF of the reported person: 33557567S.
• Last known address: unknown.
• Body issuing the initiation agreement: Ministry of Health.
• Date of initiation agreement: July 20, 2026.
• Proposed sanction: three thousand one euros (3,001.00 €).

Allegations, deadlines and reductions

The announcement recognizes the right of the interested person to present allegations before the territorial department within fifteen business days, counted from the day following the publication of the announcement, under article 76 of Law 39/2015. They may also consult the file, deposited in the department’s offices in Pontevedra, at the Administrative Building of the Xunta de Galicia, avenida María Victoria Moreno, number 43, 1st floor, and obtain a copy thereof, according to article 53.1.a) of the same law.

You are advised that, if no allegations are filed within the indicated period, the initiation agreement may be considered a proposed resolution when it contains a precise statement on the imputed responsibility, pursuant to article 64.2.f) of Law 39/2015. Likewise, before the resolution of the procedure, you are entitled to the reductions established in article 85 of the aforementioned law.

The publication of this announcement closes the circle of administrative notification and opens the actual period for the person under investigation to defend their position. The case illustrates the practical application of the reform introduced by Law 3/2026, which elevated physical aggression against healthcare professionals to a very serious offense, with a minimum sanction amount that in this file is set at 3,001 euros.

Source: DOG, no. 188, October 2, 2026, section VI, pp. 51259-51260 (official reference: CVE-DOG echrjb80-vsx4-ocd2-grm4-gtltafmgnms9).