LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Northwest Arkansas psychiatrist underneath investigation for Medicaid fraud and dealing with accusations of false imprisonment has resigned from the Arkansas State Medical Board.
Dr. Brian Hyatt was the medical director of Northwest Medical Middle’s behavioral well being unit from Jan. 2018 to Could 2022.
Hyatt additionally served on the Arkansas State Medical Board since 2019. His resignation was submitted Could 16 this yr.
“Resulting from private issues that don’t have anything to do with the Board, I consider it’s in my finest curiosity–and in one of the best curiosity of the Board–to tender my resignation right now. I really feel that my continued participation in future Board conferences could also be a distraction from the Board’s duties and its main focus, and right now, I’m not capable of give the time and a focus wanted for Board issues,” Hyatt’s resignation mentioned.
“I’m not resigning due to any wrongdoing on my half however in order that the Board might proceed its necessary work immediately or distraction. I’ll proceed to defend myself within the correct discussion board in opposition to the false allegations being made in opposition to me,” Hyatt mentioned.
Investigators consider Hyatt was overbilling Medicaid at a time when former sufferers claimed they hardly noticed the physician. As a part of that investigation, the Medicaid Fraud Management Unit says it determined to audit all the care offered to each affected person within the unit on March 15, 2022.
Hyatt’s Medicaid billing privileges have been suspended whereas he’s investigated for Medicaid Fraud.