BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A judge has dismissed charges against a Bismarck addiction counselor who was accused of hindering police in a methadone patient’s arrest.
Kiki Schatz faced a misdemeanor charge after refusing to allow police entry into a private opioid treatment clinic in June. Officers were trying to arrest a man for allegedly violating a protection order.
Schatz maintained that she was obligated under federal law to protect patients’ confidentiality rights.
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The Bismarck Tribune reports South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland dismissed the case Tuesday.
Defense attorney Tom Dickson said he and his client were “gratified.”
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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com
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