Regulators Approve Probation, Fine For Controversial Doctor (Hartford Courant)

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Regulators Approve Probation, Fine For Controversial Doctor

By WILLIAM HATHAWAY |The Hartford Courant

5:54 PM EST, December 18, 2007

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State regulators today upheld a review panel's recommendation that

controversial pediatrician Ray be reprimanded and put on

two years' probation for his diagnosis and treatment of two Nevada children.

The New Haven area pediatrician - who gained support across the nation

because of his willingness to ignore consensus treatment guidelines and

prescribe long-term antibiotics to children with symptoms of Lyme - will

also have to pay a $10,000 fine and pay a doctor to review records of

his patients.

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