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What’s New in Health Law

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New Cases

Court Overturns Dismissal of Claim Brought by Physician Terminated for Prescribing Ivermectin

The Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s decision dismissing a lawsuit brought by a physician against a Staffing Company.  The Staffing Company had terminated the physician’s employment after she prescribed Ivermectin for two COVID patients even though the drug had not been approved as a treatment option. Caudill-Engle v. Quantum Healthcare Assocs., PSC

To read more about this case and to find out what’s new in healthcare law, visit our What’s New page

Question of the Week

We have an applicant for appointment and privileges who disclosed that she recently enrolled in our state health program and that she had enrolled in a similar program in the state where she previously practiced.  The applicant also shared that she had completed inpatient treatment for substance use disorder earlier in the year.   We were not particularly concerned with this disclosure since the applicant is being monitored by our state program which is quite thorough.

However, we just learned that the applicant’s employment had been terminated, by her previous employer, for practicing in the clinic while impaired.  We are concerned because she misrepresented this information on her application form.  What can we do?

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