NY AG bars correctional health care provider after deaths
The New York attorney general has banned and fined a private provider of medical care in jails and prisons after an investigation into three deaths found that the company was operating illegally in the state. NaphCare, an Alabama firm, was not licensed to operate as a medical provider in New York and created an affiliate that acted as the nominal provider of health services in correctional facilities in the state.
The New York attorney general banned NaphCare, a private provider of medical care in jails and prisons, after an investigation into three deaths. NaphCare was operating illegally in the state and created an affiliate to provide health services. The company was supposed to provide administrative and management services, but made medical decisions remotely in Alabama. Three people died after receiving inadequate medical care, including a premature infant. NaphCare must pay a fine of $875,000 and is barred from receiving contracts with state or local correctional facilities in New York for five years.
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