Manatee County therapist loses license after letting spouse treat patients, investigation finds [Video]

ELLENTON, Fla. – A Manatee County therapist lost her license after health departments in two states found her spouse had been treating patients instead of her.

Peggy Randolph’s scheme was exposed after her wife died. An investigation done by the Florida Department of Health makes it clear: Peggy Randolph is a licensed social worker, but her wife Tammy was not.

“It’s patent fraud,” said the University of South Florida’s interim dean Dr. Jay Wolfson.

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But, their investigation shows that on February 27, 2023, a patient discovered through social media that she had been treated by Randolph’s wife. An obituary posted online by Goff Funeral Home in Monterey, Tennessee shows Tammy G. Heath-Randolph died on February 11, about two weeks before the discovery.

The Florida Dept. of Health report said, “It became apparent that Tammy was seeing all her patients …