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Last Updated:
11/23/10 01:40:37 PM |
WILKIN, BRUCE W., M.D.
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6/16/2003 |
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The Investigative Committee of
the Board filed a formal complaint against Dr. Wilkin alleging that: Counts
1 through 19 represent patients A through S and allege that while a patient
of the Dr. Wilkin, received prescriptions for controlled substances from Dr.
Wilkin. Count 20 - The prescribing practices of Dr. Wilkin, as evidenced by
the prescribing of controlled substances by Dr. Wilkin to parties A through
S, as set out through Counts 1 through 19, above, evidences a continual
failure by Dr. Wilkin to exercise the skill or diligence or use the methods
ordinarily exercised under the same circumstances by physicians in good
standing practicing in the same specialty of field, a violation of NRS
630.306(7). |
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5/30/2006 |
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The Investigative Committee of the
Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners filed a first amended complaint against
Dr. Wilkin for allegedly failing to follow the Model Guidelines in prescribing
controlled substances for Patient A, as per Count I (violation of NRS
630.306(2)(b)). As per Count II, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to comply with NAC
630.205, in his prescribing of appetite suppressants for Patient A. As per Count
III, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to provide Patient A with the accepted standard
of care, which constitutes malpractice (violation of NRS 630.301(4)). As per
Count IV, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to follow the Model Guidelines in
prescribing controlled substances for Patient B (violation of NRS
630.306(2)(b)). As per Count V, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to comply with NAC
630.205, in his prescribing of appetite suppressants for Patient B. As per Count
VI, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to provide Patient B with the accepted standard
of care, which constitutes malpractice (violation of NRS 630.301(4)). As per
Count VII, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to follow the Model Guidelines in
prescribing controlled substances for Patient C (violation of NRS
630.306(2)(b)). As per Count VIII, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to comply with
NAC 630.205, in his prescribing of appetite suppressants for Patient C. As per
Count IX, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to provide Patient C with the accepted
standard of care, which constitutes malpractice, (violation of NRS 630.301(4)).
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12/13/2006 |
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The Investigative Committee of the Nevada
State Board of Medical Examiners filed a
second amended complaint against Dr. Wilkin
on December 13, 2006, allegedly failing to
follow the Model Guidelines in prescribing
controlled substances for Patient A, as per
Count I (violation of NRS 630.306(2)(b)). As
per Count II, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to
comply with NAC 630.205, in his prescribing
of appetite suppressants for Patient A. As
per Count III, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed
to provide Patient A with the accepted
standard of care, which constitutes
malpractice (violation of NRS 630.301(4)).
As per Count IV, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed
to follow the Model Guidelines in
prescribing controlled substances for
Patient B (violation of NRS 630.306(2)(b)).
As per Count V, Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed
to comply with NAC 630.205, in his
prescribing of appetite suppressants for
Patient B. As per Count VI, Dr. Wilkin
allegedly failed to provide Patient B with
the accepted standard of care which
constitutes malpractice (violation of NRS
630.301(4)). As per Count VII, Respondent
allegedly failed to follow the Model
Guidelines in prescribing controlled
substances for Patient C (violation of NRS
630.306(2)(b)). As per Count VIII, Dr.
Wilkin allegedly failed to comply with NAC
630.205, in his prescribing of appetite
suppressants for Patient C. As per Count IX,
Dr. Wilkin allegedly failed to follow the
Model Guidelines in prescribing controlled
substances for Patient D and Patient E,
(violation of NRS 630.306(2)(b)). |
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3/16/2007 |
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A Settlement Waiver and Consent Agreement
was approved and accepted by the Nevada
State Board of Medical Examiners, whereby
Dr. Wilkin agreed that an Order be entered
finding him guilty of 6 violations of the
Medical Practice Act of the State of Nevada.
More specifically, that Dr. Wilkin failed to
properly follow the Model Guidelines for the
Use of Controlled Substances in regards to
three patients when he failed to keep
complete and accurate records regarding the
treatment of the patients' pain in violation
of NAC 630.187 and NRS 630.306(2)(b), and
that Dr. Wilkin failed to properly prescribe
appetite suppressants to three patients in
violation of NAC 630.205 and NRS
630.306(2)(b). Dr. Wilkin was ordered to be
publicly reprimanded; attend 24 hours of
continuing medical education on the topics
of medical charting and the treatment of
chronic pain within 1 year of the Order of
the Board and that the continuing medical
education shall be pre-approved by the
Chairman of the Investigative Committee in
advance and be in addition to any other
continuing medical education required as a
condition of licensure; that Dr. Wilkin will
refrain from prescribing any appetite
suppressants until further notice of the
Board and that Dr. Wilkin shall pay
$8,000.00 in costs for the investigation and
prosecution of this case to be paid within
one hundred and 180 of the Order of the
Board. |
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from any other area of Nevada, call
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Mailing
Address: P.O. Box
7238, Reno, NV 89510
Board
of Medical Examiners
E-mail:nsbme@medboard.nv.gov |
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