Health care fraud can lead to serious criminal charges for doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. Recently, the U.S Department of Justice announced it had charged a Houston-area pharmacy owner and his accountant for engaging in an illegal fraud scheme. While...
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Drug-free zones may affect possession charges
The Texas Controlled Substances Act classifies an offense as a felony if law enforcement arrests an individual in a drug-free zone. According to the Lone Star State’s Health and Safety Code, a drug-free zone includes schools, playgrounds and video game or youth...
Calling in a false prescription can lead to jail time
While technology makes electronic prescribing easy and efficient, many medical professionals continue to call in prescriptions for patients. Calling the pharmacy is quick and convenient if a patient needs a prescription fast or if a doctor is not in the office. Some...
