Doctor Treats Than Hires Nurse Patient

Just when we here as Workers’ Comp Kit Blog think we’ve seen the most clever kind of fraud schemes, something new comes along to astonish us – and cause us to ask the question, “Why do they DO it?”

A doctor in New York doctor faces charges for alleged insurance fraud and fraudulent insurance practices for hiring a patient he was treating for a workers’ compensation disability.

Following a joint investigation by New York State Insurance Fund Division of Confidential Investigations and the New York State Insurance Department Frauds Bureau discovered the doctor allegedly hired the woman as a licensed professional nurse while she received workers’ comp benefits from NYSIF.

The doctor reported to NYSIF the woman was temporarily totally disabled as a result of her injury. However, he employed the woman as a LPN in his office during the time period she was collecting workers’ comp benefits. (workersxzcompxzkit)

The nurse joins her doctor/employer in being charged with insurance fraud and fraudulent practices in violation of the workers’ compensation law.

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