PBA – Now that probably would be legal. But if your sister’s malpractice insurance found out about it, they probably would null their coverage. Why? Because she is practicing in area that she has no experience in. Too risky to insure such a doc.
This happens in the ER/hospital all the time. Try and get a doctor to see a patient that isn’t in their area. I was in an ER (as a student) and was shmuzing with an Ob/gyn I knew. A patient or their family member (I don’t remember which) came over and asked the guy if he was a doc. He said yes. Then the guy started begging him for help for himself or his family member. He said, “I can’t -I’m Ob/gyn, not an ER doc”. But the guy said “But didn’t you go to medical school”? He said, “Yea, but he doesn’t want to take chances in other areas”. Now, IMO, the guy (pt) was desperate because obviously noone had seen the patient yet and time was of the essence. So why didn’t the doc go over -maybe he could help -you don’t forget everything you learned in school? So I think, even though I didn’t ask him, that maybe his malpractice wouldn’t cover him. Because I knew the guy and don’t think he was just one that doesn’t care about people!