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Governor of Mississippi Signs Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Into Law
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On February 2, 2022, the Gov. of Mississippi signed the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act” legalizing medical marijuana in the state. The law permits the use of medical cannabis to treat certain debilitating medical conditions, including cancer, Parkinson’s
Ophthalmologist Gets Eight Years for COVID-19 PPP Loan Fraud and Multi-Million Dollar Improper Billing Scheme
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On March , 2022, a New York ophthalmologist was sentenced to 96 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining two government-guaranteed small business loans and for a seven-year fraudulent healthcare billing scheme, the Justice Department announced.
How Will Florida’s DNA Privacy Law (HB 833) Affect Healthcare Providers?
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 29, 2021, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 833, known as the “Protecting DNA Privacy Act,” which took effect in Florida October 1, 2021. Under the act, collecting or submitting
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Disputes and Appeals: Fight Back Against Adverse Reports
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), created in 1986, was part of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). Its purpose is to improve the quality of health care by encouraging state licensing boards, hospitals, health care entities, and professional societies to report into
10 Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make That Cause DOH Complaints
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In representing healthcare professionals in complaints against their licenses, we see similar cases repeatedly. The physician could have avoided many Department of Health (DOH) complaints that may wind up before the Board of Medicine. These
Medical Staff Fair Hearings and Peer Review Investigations: Fair Hearings Not Always Fair, Part 2
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law If you are a physician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, clinical pharmacist, oral surgeon, ophthalmologist, or other licensed health professional with clinical privileges in a hospital, chances are that one day you will be subject to a peer review investigation or Medical Staff Fair Hearing. It may be