Legal & Regulatory Issues

A grand jury has indicted Deborah Sue Damron, 56, of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a patient at an adult detention center in Virginia, according to the Henry County (Va.) Sheriff's Office. 

A second New York physician is facing a manslaughter charge over the opioid overdose death of a patient, Rochester Beacon reported March 23.

A federal jury convicted a physician and a chiropractor of billing Medicaid for millions in medically unnecessary urinalysis testing for their patients.

Members of a homeless advocate group are accusing hospitals across San Diego of prematurely discharging homeless or indigent patients — a practice known as patient dumping, according to local news outlets. 

A Florida jury has acquitted Christian Fletcher, the CEO of LifeBrite Laboratories, in an alleged $1.4 billion fraud scheme, court documents show. 

A Hawaii physician was arrested and charged with four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances after providing prescriptions to an undercover federal agent he met in a restaurant.

Here are 14 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker's has reported since March 1:

Caitlin Ashley Evans, a former nurse who admitted to diverting opioids while working at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont., has been sentenced to three years of probation. 

Colorado House Bill 23-1215, legislation that originally proposed a ban on hospital facility fees for care provided outside a hospital, is being rolled back to just ban facility fees for telehealth services, preventive services and primary care, The Denver Post…

The Georgia Department of Health denied a certificate-of-need extension request for Lee County to build a 50-bed medical center, albanyherald.com reported March 22.