ON REHEARING, FOURTH DISTRICT REVERSES FOR A NEW TRIAL IN A CASE FINDING RESPONSIBILITY AGAINST A PHYSICIAN FOR NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION AGAINST A DETOX FACILITY.

A man went into a detox facility and died there the same night. The physician who served as the detox facility’s medical director supervised approximately eight nurse practitioners (ARNPs) at five to seven different facilities. The patient arrived at approximately 8:00 p.m., and the ARNP was at the facility. The staff told the ARNP that the patient had track marks consistent with intravenous drug use, and later that evening…