Florida Respiratory Therapist Arrested for Alleged Elder Abuse
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
A Lee County, Florida, registered respiratory therapist at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida, was arrested and charged with battery on an elderly patient. The respiratory therapist was arrested by the Attorney General’s (AG) Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). The arrest was announced by the AG on February 14, 2014.
To read the news release from the AG, click here.
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