Case Result: Nurse Tests Positive for THC; DOH Dismisses Investigation
Our nursing license defense attorneys proved that the nurse, who tested positive for THC via CBD oil, violated the Nurse Practice Act.
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Our Florida healthcare licensing attorneys provided the Board of Nursing with ample evidence proving that CBD can cause false positives and that there was no evidence of a nurse’s impairment.
Our healthcare criminal lawyers’ in-depth knowledge of addiction medicine gave our Pittsburgh-area client the best possible chance at acquittal on federal conspiracy and unlawful prescribing charges.
Our Medicare fraud attorneys obtained a reinstatement of billing privileges for a laboratory audited for billing $2 million in unnecessary services where there were alleged “credible allegations of fraud.”
The Court of Appeals gave a Michigan doctor back $6 million after he was charged in an alleged “pill mill” scheme, after the government claimed that property taken from him was derived from illegal activity.
Our nursing license defense attorneys proved that the nurse, who tested positive for THC via CBD oil, violated the Nurse Practice Act.
After testing positive for alcohol at levels that indicated binge drinking, our healthcare licensing attorneys submitted the polygraph results to the DOH along with letters from her medical providers attesting to her fitness to practice.
The court granted summary judgment for lawsuit alleging inmate was denied narcotic pain medication and removal of broken spinal hardware.
Following review of our physician’s compliance plan, the government choose to dismiss the investigation without taking any adverse action.
After long negotiations, we were able to convince the Department of Nursing to settle the case with a reprimand, a small fine, and eight hours of continuing education classes.
Our attorneys argued to the OIG that exclusion for the prescribed time period was unreasonable under OIG regulations, and that most factors that would lead to a greater exclusion period were inapplicable.
The facts as alleged demonstrated that Plaintiff prisoner received medical care for her detox issues and that medical staff appropriately sent her to the hospital.
Plaintiff, a prisoner with multiple sclerosis, was unable to establish that injuries or damages were proximately caused by defendant physicians’ negligence or wrongdoing.
Our attorneys contended that the prison diet was not part of the correctional health care company’s role per the contract and Department of Corrections policy.
Healthcare fraud charges against a pain management physician were dropped after a 3 1/2-year legal battle, which stemmed from a widespread Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force sweep.
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