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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: Do I have any chance with a case? Feb 14th 23' I was dropped on my R artificial knee. Broke my femur & both ankles.

Feb. 2023 I came to help out my housebound mother and to celebrate my Pop's birthday. Pos was a residence at Lakeside in Polson. I got severely sick and was taken to St Luke's in Ronan. Admitted for severe dehydration and RSV. I needed to go potty and had voiced that since I had been... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 25, 2024

An Idaho attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. I'm sorry about your ordeal. From your post, it looks like this happened in February 2023. I do not practice in Idaho but based a quick check of online information available to the general public, it looks like the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Constitutional Law and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: Does a 24 hour involuntary mental health hold at a hospital disqualify you from purchasing a firearm?

Does being put on a 24 hour involuntary hold count as getting committed like h on the 4473 form

James L. Arrasmith
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answered on Mar 3, 2024

Under federal law, specifically the Gun Control Act of 1968, an individual is prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms if they have been "adjudicated as a mental defective" or "committed to any mental institution." The definition of being "committed to a mental... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Health Care Law and Criminal Law for Idaho on
Q: Idaho health and welfare declared my bf incompetent and ordered a 90 day commitment, is there a time limit on when they

Transfer him to a hospital for further evaluation?

Kevin M Rogers
Kevin M Rogers
answered on Mar 30, 2023

You can look up the regulation(s) that have to do with how long they can hold your bf, before they will be required to release him. These can be found here: https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/16/index.html

Every law that the Legislature passes, has to have a "regulation"...
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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: What can I do about my doctor sending a text to someone who is not authorized about my test results being available?
Kevin M Rogers
Kevin M Rogers
answered on Mar 15, 2023

I wish you had indicated who the doctor sent your test being available, to. Otherwise, it's not possible to determine if this was a HIPPA violation or not. If you know to whom the notice was sent, please resubmit your question and I'll be happy to answer it, or someone else will as well.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: I had an allergic reaction, after telling the nurse my symptoms she allowed me to drive home.

I had an iron infusion in April. Towards the end I mentioned to the nurse that my legs felt tingly and my skin hurt. Scratching felt like I was tearing my skin. She was not concerned so I didn’t think anything of it. When the infusion was over I stood and told her I felt like there were needles... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 14, 2022

An Idaho attorney could answer best, but your post remains open for two weeks. Under general principles applied nationwide, the short answer is that cases are based on actual damages rather than damages that could have been. I'm glad you're okay. As for the symptoms you describe, you... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Federal Crimes and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: Is this Sudafed a controlled substance according to Idaho statute?

37-2707. (g) Immediate precursors.

Except that any combination or compound containing ephedrine,or any of its salts and isomers,or phenylpropanolamine or its salts and isomers,or pseudoephedrine,or any of its salts and isomers which is prepared for dis-pensing or over-the-counter... View More

Kevin M Rogers
Kevin M Rogers
answered on Jun 3, 2021

Yes. Sudafed is a controlled substance, following the Idaho Legislature's "knee jerk" reaction to the methamphetamine deluge of the 90's. Idaho Code 37-3303 says:

It shall be unlawful for any retailer to knowingly sell, transfer or otherwise furnish in a single day a...
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1 Answer | Asked in Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: I owe the dentist about $5,000.00 and they refuse to accept any payment except for full payment. Is this legal?
Kevin M Rogers
Kevin M Rogers
answered on Sep 27, 2020

Yes it is legal. You always have the option to file bankruptcy and this creditor will get ZERO. They should know this, but . . . stupid creditors are born every day!

1 Answer | Asked in Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: I received 7 ibuprofen 600mg in my prescription of gabapentin 600mg do I have a case against the pharmacy?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on May 3, 2020

From the facts presented, it does not appear that you ingested the wrong prescription or that you suffered illness or symptoms. It looks like the pharmacy made a mistake, and things like that happen. Absent physical harm, there is not generally grounds for a case. Your post remains open for a week.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice for Idaho on
Q: Can i sue an obgyn for telling me "It looks like nobody's home." When i miscarried?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 5, 2020

An Idaho attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for a week. I'm very sorry for your trauma. Although what was said to you would deemed by many as insensitive and heartless, it could difficult for an attorney to move forward with it as a case based on intentional infliction of... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Tax Law and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: I am a penny stock investor and I heard of a Miracle Blood that could change the world. Can you get me the stock ticker

Its a new cure for heart disease thru diabites cure !

D. Mathew Blackburn
D. Mathew Blackburn
answered on Jun 29, 2019

Wrong forum. Hire a financial advisor.

1 Answer | Asked in Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice for Idaho on
Q: I tried to get my child inpatient mental health help. She doesn't think it's helping, wants to come home. I was told she

will be probably be put on a hold if we try to take her home now. And that could last for days until the courts work it out. I want my child and think it is illegal for them to hold her against my consent. We live in Idaho. If we agree to a safety plan is it illegal for the facility to hold her... View More

J. Charles Hepworth
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J. Charles Hepworth
answered on Jan 12, 2018

These situations are incredibly difficult. Although it is marked as a medical malpractice question it really is not that. I am sorry I cannot give you a legal evaluation of your question

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law and Health Care Law for Idaho on
Q: Is it legal for the physician to require me to pay out of pocket?

I have severe sleep apnea. I was prescribed a CPAP machine by a sleep physician earlier this year. My insurance denied coverage due to low usage the first couple of months, though I am getting good usage now. My physician now says I have no choice but to pay for the machine out of pocket. I asked... View More

Patrick E. Mahoney
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Patrick E. Mahoney
answered on Aug 29, 2016

Usually, when you obtain medical treatment, devices, or services, you agree to pay the bill, one way or the other. If you have insurance, the doctor submits to insurance for possible coverage. Pre-authorization is determined if necessary. If you do not have insurance coverage, usually you have... View More

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