The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A licensed speech therapist faces up to five years in prison for allegedly defrauding Medicaid during the summer of 2013. According to the Florida Attorney General (AG), the therapist was arrested on February 7, 2014, for allegedly using falsified records to collect payment for services never rendered.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

By Lance O. Leider, J.D., The Health Law Firm The Florida Board of Pharmacy made some rather concerning recommendations to present and future applicants at its February 12, 2014, meeting. During the portion of the agenda where the Board considers the approval of applicants for licensure with prior mental health or substance abuse related issues, some members of the Board expressed frustration with the fact that the applicants had not been evaluated by the Professionals Resource Network (PRN) pri

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