Legal Opinion
MTR OF CAMPERLENGO v. Blum
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1982PublishedCited by 43 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
The physician-patient privilege does not absolutely protect a doctor’s records of treatment of Medicaid patients from a subpoena of the State Department of Social Services issued in an investigation of billing practices. The order of the Appellate Division, therefore, should be affirmed.
Petitioner is a psychiatrist whose patients include a number of Medicaid recipients. The State Department of Social Services discovered that petitioner had submitted consecutive billing dates for certain Medicaid patients. Considering such billing unusual, the department…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pierson v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Steinberg v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Schaubman v. BlumNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. Al-KananiNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Tumolillo v. TumolilloNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Dillenbeck v. HessNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Medicon Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. v. PeralesNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Bezar v. New York State Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Mercy Hospital v. New York State Department of Social ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Farrow v. AllenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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