Dr. Phil being investigated by the State of California for his Britney visit

[underpants]

A complaint has been filed against Dr. Phil with the California Board of Psychology.

The complaint reportedly accuses Dr. Phil McGraw of practicing without a license when he visited Britney Spears at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after her meltdown earlier this month, according to TMZ.com.


Dr. Phil is also accused of violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The complaint alleges Dr. Phil practiced clinical psychology without a license and further violated doctor-patient privilege by discussing the pop star's case with the media.

Dr. Phil has never been licensed to practice in California, and he is no longer licensed in his home state of Texas.

McGraw failed to complete the conditions imposed as disciplinary sanctions by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists in 1989.

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=293490>1=7703&vv=550

[SPKrazy]

1. Woot!

fucker practicing without a license ought to be investigated along with the hospital that gave him access to the patient and violated HIPPA themselves.

[Muttocracy]

2. can you violate doctor-patient privilege

if you're not a doctor???

who else is a fake doctor - there's some Doctor Laura woman on the radio down in Texas a friend told me about?

[SPKrazy]

3. Interesting Question... He is a degreed Psychologist

which may mean something in California

however I'm not sure privilege is being questioned, its violating HIPPA, which probably the hospital is more guilty of than the good fake doctor who surrendered his license.

:shrug:

[Muttocracy]

8. ok, I was jumping ahead and thinking not a doctor at all

maybe he has a PhD or MS in psychology and then he should know better. I've been blissfully ignorant of his existence until recently.

[no name no slogan]

4. Give him the chair

I am opposed to all capital punishment, but I'd be willing to make an exception in his case.

At the very least he should be fined-- SEVERELY. Violating HIPAA is a huge breach of trust.

[Chovexani]

5. Awesome!

It's about time someone knocked Dr. Shill down a peg or thirty.

[LynneSin]

6. Here's what Dr. Phil has to say to all you haters!

[Chovexani]

7. LOL!

I liked him when he first came out, because I liked watching him yell common sense at stupid people. But then he got too full of himself and started pimping his family and crap.

[Muttocracy]

9. Is Dr. Phil an Oprah creation and/or favorite thing? n/t

[underpants]

10. He was her jury advisor when she got sued by the Beef Council

Oprah said on her show that she would never eat meat again and the Beef Industry sued her. Dr.Phil was a superhighpriced jury advisor and that is how they met. She started having him on her show and then he got his own show.

[Muttocracy]

11. there are so many things wrong with that...

I don't know where to start...

happy to be TV free!

[CreekDog]

12. Does this mean Arnold will go on Dr. Phil's show?

you know, to investigate.