Can a doctor refuse service to someone for no good reason ?

It is not a question of discrimination--it is a question of patient abandonment. If the initial visit was an arranged examination, then a...

Can a doctor refuse to treat someone who is an established patient, previously covered by insurance but not any more?

Not in the way you describe the circumstances. Once a physician-patient relationship is established, a physician has an ongoing responsibility to...

What can be done with case below? Is it possible to conceal or close record? Possibly remove?

Deferred adjudication is a special form of judge-ordered community supervision--commonly known as probation--that permits a defendant to accept...

Forming umbrella corporation

Yes. The three professional associations may merge into a new professional association, or two of the PAs may merge into the third PA which becomes...

What do I do if had signed up for a membership and received misleading information, am I binding to this contract?

Chapter 702 of the Texas Occupations Code regulates health spas including gyms. I do not provide legal services in this area but suggest that you...

Medicaid is the payer of last resort (regardless of the state)--that is federal law. Every state Medicaid program has a third party liability (TPL)...

Started a home health company and I need to know what steps do I take?

First, there is a moratorium on the enrollment of new home health agencies (HHA) in the Medicare program that began in 2013 and has been extended...

Can a doctor bill you for service one year and 3 months after service?

The Texas statute of limitations for debt claims is 4 years.

1) in TX, I know that a non-compete clause must have a distance, a time, and a scope of practice in addition to a buy out clause

I agree with David Tseng. Whether a non-compete against a pediatrician is enforceable as a protectable interest of the employing pediatric practice...

Credit balances occur when the reimbursement a physician receives from an insurance company for services provided to an insured exceeds the billed...