According to the reports, Dr. Steven L. Kaplan, a South Florida psychiatrist, has had his license yanked by state officials following the overdose death of a boy he treated.

State Surgeon General Ana M. Viamonte Ros had ruled Kaplan was guilty of "medical malpractice." The suspension order labeled Kaplan "an immediate, serious danger to the health, safety or welfare of the public," The Miami Herald reported on Thursday.

The suspension follows the May 23, 2007, death of autistic 12-year-old Denis Maltez from an overdose of two powerful prescribed anti-psychotic medications.

The Herald further said that last month, the state Agency for Health Care Administration had cut Kaplan from the state Medicaid program that had covered the costs of treatment of many of the doctor's patients.

Kaplan did not return repeated calls for comment and had not yet filed a response to his suspension, which was immediate but for an unclear period of time, the newspaper said. (With Inputs from Agencies)