Horvat v. DEPT. OF STATE PRO. & OCC. AFF.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
John Franklin Horvat, M.D. (Petitioner), appeals from a Notice of Automatic Suspension, issued by the State Board of Medicine (Board), pursuant to Section 40(b) of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (MPA). 1
It is undisputed that, on two separate occasions, Petitioner forged the name of his partner on a prescription form, listing the name Jean Dura as the intended patient. Petitioner used the forms to personally obtain and use Percocate, a controlled narcotic substance.
Two criminal complaints were issued against Petitioner, charging him with two counts under Section 13(a)(12) of…
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- Warren County School District v. CarlsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Bycer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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