Every day medical practitioners confront complex and serious medical cases. Patients and their doctors face death every day of the week. In this opiate use and abuse environment, death is one pill, snort, injection, toke away. Doctors that prescribe heavy doses of whatever medication the patient request can be convicted of manslaughter.
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Federal and State Laws Regarding Prescription Fraud
When the federal law is read in conjunction with Pennsylvania’s Code governing appropriate medical practices, prescriptions written without a medical basis or therapeutic need but for which the physician bills federal, state, or private insurance companies for both visits and reimbursement, the physician is exposed criminal liability. The criminal liability is both for insurance fraud and violation of the federal drug act.
Medical Professionals and Alcohol Use on the Job
Many nursing board prosecutions start from on-the-job claims of co-workers smelling alcohol on a licensee's breath while working or a nursing administrator thinking a licensee has slurred speech and seemed "scattered". Lets go get a drug and alcohol test....
USMLE — Irregular Behavior
Irregular behavior and the medical school CS step examination.
Pennsylvania Teachers and Criminal Conduct – Mandatory Employment Termination
A recurring issue some of my clients face is whether, as a teacher, counselor, employee at any Pennsylvania sanctioned education facility who suffers a conviction of a second offense ungraded misdemeanor, are they subject to mandatory employment termination pursuant...
IMPAIRMENT PROSECUTIONS – SAFE TO PRACTICE- FULL SUSTAINED REMISSION
Alcohol abuse, prescription pain medicine abuse, sleeping pill abuse, Adderall and ADHD medication abuse. Medical providers suffer from these disorders. However, if you go to work every day and professionally perform your care giving responsibilities should you...
Recreational Marijuana is NOT Legal in Pennsylvania
“Over the past several years, nearly half of our Sister States and this Commonwealth have legalized medical marijuana. Some States have also repealed their prohibitions against recreational use; Pennsylvania has not. A recent case emphasizes this point. In this...