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Commission approves consent orders in billing and record‑keeping cases
Summary
The commission accepted multiple consent orders resolving allegations of record‑keeping, billing, and procedural shortcomings, imposing fines, reprimands and probation with coursework and supervision requirements.
The commission accepted several consent orders presented by Joelle Newton of the Department of Public Health.
In one matter involving Dr. Christian O’Connor, Newton said the department alleged failures to maintain appropriate dental records and/or inappropriate billing. The commission approved a consent order including a reprimand, a $3,000 civil penalty and two years of probation requiring coursework on record keeping and billing plus quarterly supervisory reviews.
In a separate case concerning Nidhi Ganatra, Newton said the department alleged inadequate preoperative assessment and record keeping following extractions. The commission approved a consent order that included a $5,000 civil penalty, a six‑month probationary period with supervisory reports, and confirmation the respondent had completed coursework on management of complications in alveolar surgery.
Members recorded voice votes accepting the orders; one commissioner recused from the Ganatra vote because of prior representation.
