The former psychiatrist in the northwest of Arkansas calls for the hearing for the new jury

Pulaski County, Ark. – A former psychiatrist in the northwest of Arkansas, which is accused of fraud by Medicaid, is waiting for a judge's answer after he has been applied for a new hearing date.

Brian Hyatt, the former director of the behavioral health department of Northwest Medical and former member of the Arkansas State Medical Board, was arrested in 2023 and will be charged with violation of the Medicaid fraud law for which he has not guilty.

An affidavit said a confidential informant who worked with Hyatt on the behavioral unit in April 2022 contacted the Medicaid fraud control unit (MFCU).

A unit investigator said that the CI had “reported a significant growth of the unit and also in the requirements and invoices that Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance had submitted since Hyatt started as director of the unit.

The CI said Hyatt was only a few minutes on hers every day

Hyatt was to organize an Omnibus hearing on March 14th and his process should begin on April 18 on April 18.

On February 21, however, Hyatt's lawyer submitted an application for continuity and asked the court to postpone the hearing and the procedure for later data.

According to the submission, legal advisors have made an agreement for all parties that a continuation of the court data would be “appropriate”.

“In this case, ongoing matters can have an impact on the process,” says the submission. “It is in the interest of judicial efficiency to continue this case, so that the problems narrowed in the procedure are so narrowed and the duration is as limited as it is appropriate and appropriate in order to properly argue.”

The submission also quotes the desire for additional time to prepare for the attempt, since the “case is complex and requires more than average examinations and preparation”.

According to the document, the deputy lawyer Leigh Patterson, who was assigned as a public prosecutor in the case, will be continued with a sequel.

If this were approved, this became the second time that Hyatt's attempt was delayed after it was originally defined for September 17, 2024.

In addition to his criminal proceedings, Hyatt is faced with over 100 lawsuits of former patients who claimed Miesselts during his time as director of the health department.