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Complaint about doctor languishes in state bureaucracy

Raymond Bookstaver expected a prompt response in July 2005 when he filed a complaint against Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, the Plainview physician who authorities say reused syringes and put patients at risk of disease. He says he contracted hepatitis C in Finkelstein's office and is suing the doctor.

Nearly three years later, Bookstaver said yesterday the state Office of Professional Medical Conduct...

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