A Medical assistant gives a patient some med.the Dr. did not order this time is this a civil or a criminal case

I agree with all on this one.

Depending on the SPECIFIC facts of the situation there may be a criminal charges and a civil suit.

More information would be useful.

Well, it definately could be a civil case. There is the possibility there may be criminal charges, as well. There is really not enough detail to answer more than that.

I agree with my colleague's assessments, that this could be both, based on the entire set of facts. Good luck.

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