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A Winsted dentist and his practice will have to pay $717,046 in restitution and civil penalties after a judge found his conduct violated state law.
A court determined Dr. Douglas Macko and his dental practice, Douglas Macko, D.M.D., P.C., devised and implemented an illegal scheme over several years to improperly bill the Connecticut Medicaid program for pediatric dental cleanings and fluoride treatments.
Under state law, only licensed dentists or licensed dental hygienists can provide such services.
The court determined that Dr. Macko unlawfully caused these services to be performed by unlicensed assistants – even, at times, demanding that his patients or their parents perform the services themselves.
The court found that, as a dentist licensed in Connecticut for decades, Dr. Macko knew or should have known that having unlicensed personnel perform dental cleanings and fluoride treatments violated state law.
In 2010, Dr. Macko entered an agreement with the state Department of Social Services (DSS), the administering state agency for Medicaid, to suspend his participation in the Medicaid program and any other DSS program for 10 years.
Dr. Macko has closed his practice and is no longer practicing in Connecticut.
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Source: Brandon Stokes, Winsted dentist to pay restitution for violating state law, CT News 8, Aug. 11, 2016, at http://wtnh.com/2016/08/11/winsted-dentist-to-pay-restitution-for-violating-state-law/
