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If a medical assistant prescribes medication without supervision of a doctor and the patients subsequently dies as a result would it be a civil or criminal case?
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∙ 14y ago
It could be one of each depending on whether the prosecutor decides to prosecute the criminal case and whether the family decide to pursue the civil case. Remember there were both a criminal and a civil case in the O.J. Simpson trial. He was found not guilty on the criminal case (beyond a reasonable doubt) but guilty on the civil one (preponderance of the evidence).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoFirst of all if the person supplying the RX medication is not a doctor they cannot legally PRESCRIBE anything, they are known as that persons 'dealer.' There is a criminal charge for this, but if you think you can collect on a civil charge as well, go for it.
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