In the USC settlement, a one-year statutory window provided by AB 1510, passed in 2019, was shortened to 120 days. The charges include sexual battery by fraud, sexual exploitation of a patient, and sexual penetration of an unconscious person. It must also initiate a training program on boundaries and ensure that patients are informed about how to report misconduct. AdvertisementThere is a provision in the provisional settlement that allows UC regents to pull out of the deal if more than 250 patients decide to pursue litigation outside the agreement. In 2019, UC regents paid $2.25 million to one female patient who alleged that Heaps sexually assaulted her, and $1.3 million to a nurse practitioner he was accused of sexually harassing,

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2020 17:30 UTC