Indiana board suspends doctor linked to 31 deaths

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ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Medical Licensing Board
has suspended an Anderson doctor whom court records link to the
drug-related deaths of 31 people.
The board Wednesday suspended
the license of 83-year-old Dr. Frank Campbell. The Herald Bulletin
reports (http://bit.ly/1c3YDHX) the board also fined Campbell $500 on
each of the six counts of violating physician regulations filed by the
state.
Campbell can seek reinstatement in a year.
Campbell was
medical director of the Madison County Community Health Center until the
Drug Enforcement Administration questioned him last year over allowing
two physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances using
prescriptions he pre-signed.
Campbell said he trusted the assistants and pre-signed prescriptions for expediency.
An
Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigator submitted a court
affidavit saying 31 of Campbell’s patients died drug-related deaths
since January 2009.
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Information from: The Herald Bulletin, http://www.theheraldbulletin.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Medical Licensing Board
has suspended an Anderson doctor whom court records link to the
drug-related deaths of 31 people.
The board Wednesday suspended
the license of 83-year-old Dr. Frank Campbell. The Herald Bulletin
reports (http://bit.ly/1c3YDHX) the board also fined Campbell $500 on
each of the six counts of violating physician regulations filed by the
state.
Campbell can seek reinstatement in a year.
Campbell was
medical director of the Madison County Community Health Center until the
Drug Enforcement Administration questioned him last year over allowing
two physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances using
prescriptions he pre-signed.
Campbell said he trusted the assistants and pre-signed prescriptions for expediency.
An
Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigator submitted a court
affidavit saying 31 of Campbell’s patients died drug-related deaths
since January 2009.
___
Information from: The Herald Bulletin, http://www.theheraldbulletin.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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