Decisions about where and to whose professional stewardship patients are admitted are influenced by federal policies of which physicians might not be aware.
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A year after Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Pou was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder and nine counts of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder for administering drugs to patients who subsequently died.