​Virgil Musta, one of the most prominent doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, was found by the National Integrity Agency to be in an administrative conflict of interest after a company linked to a doctor from Timisoara and his brother contracted a hospital where Virgil Musta heads the department.

“On 07/20/2020, a commercial company in which the assessee and his brother hold the position of a lawyer and the position of primary physician, and the assessee’s wife holds the position of a specialist doctor, entered into an agreement on the provision of medical services and relevant additional documents, with the hospital in which MUSTA VIRGILIY FILARET is the head of the department, which violates the provisions of Art. 178, par. (2) from Law No. 95/2006, in combination with the provisions of Art. 185, par. (15) of the same regulatory act,” the statement of the National Academy of Sciences says.

Virgil Musta, referred to the DNA court for incitement to abuse of office

In November 2022, DNA sued Virgil Musta for inciting abuse of office. Anti-corruption prosecutors accuse him of allegedly using three nurses at his clinic, even though they were seconded and paid by the hospital.

Prosecutors accuse Musta of having three nurses work three hours a day at his clinic, even though they were paid by the hospital. The damage attributed to him is 12,173 lei, this amount was seized by the prosecutor’s office.

What DNA says:

• “Between July 21 and November 9, 2020, Musta Virgil Filaret willfully forced three nurses to provide medical services for the benefit of a company he was associated with while performing their duties in a government unit, respectively. Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Pneumophthisiology of Dr. Viktor Babes Timisoara.

• Using the influence he had as the head physician of the unit, the defendant would appoint three nurses, directly or through the defendant Paika Dana Michaela, to take biological samples for the detection of SARS CoV-2 infection, collect the cost of RT-PCR tests and issue tax receipts in favor of private commercial company to which he belonged (using a mobile cash register).

• Although they would provide medical services for the said commercial company from 07:00 to 10:00 daily, the three nurses would receive the full salary paid by the hospital.

• At the initiative of Musta Virgil Filaret, as Medical Director and Medical Assistant Coordinator of the Infectious Outpatient Clinic, the defendants Manolescu Diana Luminica and Alba Maria Diana allegedly breached their duties in the sense that they did not take any measures to identify disciplinary violations and apply appropriate sanctions or , depending on the circumstances, referral to the disciplinary commission for the purpose of bringing up to three nurses. Moreover, Alba Maria Diana would have drawn up, and the defendant Manolescu Diana Luminica would have approved the collective attendance reports, which officially indicated the hours worked by the three nurses.

• Thus, Musta Virgil Filaret would have caused three nurses to violate their duties, stipulated by the provisions of the Labor Code, the rules of the hospital’s internal procedure and the job description.

• Because of the described activity, the Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases and Pneumothysiology of Dr. Victor Babes Timișoara would have incurred damages in the amount of 12,173 lei. On the other hand, the private company with which the defendant Musta Virgil Filaret is connected would have received an unlawful benefit in the total amount of 172,508 lei.”

DNA also said that the infectious disease clinical hospital informed the prosecutor’s office that it is not a civil plaintiff in this case.

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