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News Release — June 27, 2002
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
June 27, 2002
Medical Board Accusation Leads to Surrender of
Burbank Physician's Medical License
SACRAMENTO-Facing a formal Accusation of wrongdoing by the Medical Board of California, Burbank physician Jack Eglin, M.D. has surrendered his license to practice medicine. The stipulated surrender of his medical license was ordered on June 10, 2002, and becomes effective July 5, 2002.
Eglin was formally accused by the Medical Board of:
- Dishonesty, false medical records, fraudulent medical records and Medi-Cal fraud
- Eglin placed his license in "retired" status in 1990, which exempted him by law from paying a renewal fee to the Medical Board, on the condition he customarily provide his services free of charge and in no event make more money in a single calendar year than would result in his income being such as to make him ineligible for full social security benefits. In parts of 1999 and 2000, even though his license was in retired status, he treated over 200 patients per month and earned about $10,000 per month.
- From December 1999 to August 2000, Eglin engaged in various illegal billing practices for Medi-Cal reimbursement.
- Gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and incompetence
- From December 1999 to August 2000, he allowed medical assistants to perform Pulmonary Function Tests without physician supervision; he allowed them to perform ultrasound tests and interpreted them even though he is not competent to do so; and he inadequately supervised his physician assistant and other employees.
- Failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records.
- From December 1999 to August 2000, he maintained charts that failed to document medical indication for tests performed and services rendered; in January 2001 he was unable to read entries in his medical records or to identify the types of services and tests he performs or prescribes, the services he billed to Medi-Cal, and whether any other physicians were working at his office.
The surrender by Eglin of his license terminates his ability to practice medicine in California indefinitely.
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The Medical Board of California is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating physicians in this state.
www.medbd.ca.gov
Information about specific physicians: (916) 263-2382
Complaint line: (800) 633-2322
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