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answered on Feb 21, 2024
A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Law firms might be reluctant to handle such a case because the damages are likely to be temporary in nature. You could reach out to law firms to discuss - they might see things differently. Good luck
In October 2023 I saw a pain specialist in Kentucky once and they informed me that a previous pain management specialist administered a Caudal shot injection incorrectly. I spoke to lawyers for advice on how to proceed in this situation and told the new pain management specialist about this in the... View More 
answered on Feb 15, 2024
A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Before involving attorneys, you could first look into what the difficulty in obtaining the records is being caused by. Such records portals are sometimes administered by third-party vendors that handle millions of... View More
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answered on Oct 27, 2023
If you've been a victim of a financial scheme or fraud, especially in a healthcare-related situation such as a Suboxone clinic, you might have legal options available to seek reimbursement. For personalized legal advice tailored to your unique circumstances, it's advisable to consult with... View More
If a relative has been taking your kids to the doctor in place of you but they never needed a note bc they once had temp custody, but I got custody back. They still do that though. Is that allowed? Can they take claim to guardianship? Obviously a care giver of sorts but all of her info is in their... View More
answered on Sep 16, 2023
No. Take a copy of your custody papers to the dr and explain that the relative doesn’t have possession or custody anymore.
answered on May 22, 2023
You cannot force a doctor to continue to prescribe you a controlled substance. Xanax has a number of well-documented side effects including low blood pressure, abnormal liver function, weight gain, lethargy, and, in cases of addiction and overuse, coma or death.
You should ask your doctor... View More
I had taken him to a pediatric dentist, we have insurance. They needed to submit the claim to figure out cost, I have called and they told me they would call when they receive the information from the insurance company. This went on for awhile. We are currently sitting in Children's Hospital... View More
i need to know what this violates & what actions should i take.
answered on May 21, 2023
A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. If the talk involved confidential medical information, it's possible it could involve HIPAA laws, which govern the privacy of personal medical information. If it's only "gossip" type talk... View More
If that patient has an IV catheter in place when they leave the hospital, does local law enforcement need to be notified?
answered on Jan 30, 2023
Not necessarily. Depends on whether they are a danger to themselves r others.
My child is on home hospital due to him being sick a lot. I found out that the school called my sons doctor questioning the home health reason and asked when his appointment was and the doctor openly told them that we decided that it may be beneficial for my son to see a therapist the doctor openly... View More
As a nurse in KY, I have accepted a new job.my current employer is threatening to "hold" me in my current job for 90 days to prevent me from leaving/accepting the new job. Is this legal?
answered on Oct 26, 2022
While your employer can't force you to remain in your current role, there may be legal ramifications if you decide to leave early. For example, if you signed a contract stating you'd remain in the role for a certain amount of time and then leave before that time is up, your employer may... View More
I get married next month right after my wife's child turns 18; there is no agreement with the father for any support. My fiancee was primary because her birthday fell first. My fiancee no longer has health insurance as she is part-time and taking classes so she will join my health insurance... View More
answered on Sep 7, 2022
Your wife will have to file a motion for his contribution in her divorce/custody/child support action.
I’m wondering who my options are for a lawyer would be in the Glasgow/Bowling Green area and specifically deals with nursing/malpractice or the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
wont release her to me hospital standards I failed.and grandmother failed but they wont listen to what took place.
Went to the local hospital to get check for check pain they wanted to covid test me so they did but after doing so and having negative results the nurse went to far up my nasal cavity and damage something up there been having a headache for over a week and half and won't go away
answered on Jan 29, 2022
A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. You could contact med mal attorneys to discuss, but if the nature of injury is transient and does not present significant damage, law firms could be reluctant to consider such a case due to the cost of med mal... View More
the seller is currently in an assisted living facility the goal is to save the home which the adult childeren live.
answered on Nov 4, 2021
It can see for $1 because the $1 qualifies as valuable consideration. Much more info is needed to determine what effect, if any, it will have on Medicaid.
She was in and out of the hospital from birth to 6 months the doctors said she was not gaining weight even thoe she was fed every 2 hours. I had the doctors cause so many problems to the point that cps was called everything was unfounded but it's still the point of everything that has happened... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2021
A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for five weeks. There wasn't a question included in your post, but it seems fairly clear that you're wondering about your legal rights relating to your infant's medical care. One option here would be to reach out to... View More
mental illnesses like depression,anxiety, and insomnia. is it legal to not allow a kid under 18 to take their meds even when the were prescribed to then because of these illnesses.
answered on Apr 24, 2021
Yes. It could also. R the basis of a dependency, neglect snd abuse civil case.
The pharmacist I use denied to fill my rx because she did not feel “comfortable” filling it and told me to have it transferred to another pharmacy. Because it was a new rx I would need to call my doctor to have them call it into a new pharmacy. Before calling my doctor I called another pharmacy... View More
answered on Jan 28, 2021
It appears that there is no recourse against either the pharmacist or the doctor.
I am a baptist health employee, I have the premier health plan through baptist which I pay the premium on. I am having surgery at this hospital, which is baptist owned. I was called with my estimate, it is double my tier 1 out of pocket max. After contacting the insurance company, I found out that... View More
answered on Jan 17, 2021
I don’t immediately see any criminal law issues for your question. That sounds like a health insurance billing issue. You could try contacting someone with the Department of insurance In your home state.
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