Montana Healthcare Professionals Sue Contractor
Montana-based healthcare professionals are suing the company that administers the state’s monitoring program for providers in recovery from behavioral health conditions, citing "profit over care" in the recovery program.
The program is designed to help licensed health professionals diagnosed with severe mental illness or substance use disorders return to work while ensuring safety for their patients.
- The state program has come under fire after accounts surfaced of mismanagement and harm to participants.
- A report found that a chaotic transition for the state-run rehabilitation program threatened "serious risks" to the public.
The programs are used to give licensed health professionals diagnosed with severe mental illness or substance use disorders a way to return to work while ensuring safety for those they care for.
Author's summary: Montana healthcare professionals sue contractor over recovery program.