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Negotiation with LI doctor delayed notification

State and Nassau health authorities could have subpoenaed the medical records of a Plainview doctor who they say may have exposed hundreds of patients to bloodborne diseases by reusing syringes, but decided instead to negotiate a voluntary agreement -- a process that ended up taking eight months.

State Department of Health officials -- who have come under mounting criticism for not more quickly...

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