8 Southern California doctors, health providers suspended from workers' comp program
A convicted child molester, a physician possessing child pornography, a doctor with dementia, and a healthcare marketer who participated in a $600 million kickback scheme are among those suspended from California’s Workers’ Compensation program in the latest enforcement round.
The eight Southern California providers include an Orange healthcare marketer along with physicians in Marina Del Rey, Santa Monica, Covina, Moreno Valley, Desert Hot Springs, and West Covina and a Palm Springs nurse, the state’s department of industrial relations said Tuesday.
The professionals, part of the vast safety net for 18 million California wage-earners, were among 85 providers suspended so far this year.
State officials released the following details on the cases:
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