Who is responsible for the diversion of medication?
The second is the Board of Registered Nursing and the third is the DEA or District Attorney in the nurse’s jurisdiction. The employer, BRN and Criminal courts are all able to take separate action for diversion of medication, and they all will, if they can prove it.
How much money is spent on drug diversion?
The estimated cost of controlled prescription drug diversion and abuse to both public and private medical insurers is approximately $72.5 billion a year. Among healthcare providers, it is estimated that 15 percent of pharmacists, 10 percent of nurses and eight percent of physicians are challenged with alcohol and/or drug dependency. (4)
How did Massachusetts General Hospital deal with drug diversion?
• In September 2015, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances for personal use. Two nurses had stolen large volumes of controlled substances (nearly 16,000 pills, mostly oxycodone) from automated dispensing machines.
What happens if rn is accused of diverting medication?
They only have to show that you were a tad bit sloppy. For a RN accused of diverting medication, there are 2 options when it comes to the BRN. 1.) you voluntarily enter the Diversion or Intervention Program 2.) the BRN launches its own investigation and imposes disciplinary action accordingly.
The second is the Board of Registered Nursing and the third is the DEA or District Attorney in the nurse’s jurisdiction. The employer, BRN and Criminal courts are all able to take separate action for diversion of medication, and they all will, if they can prove it.
They only have to show that you were a tad bit sloppy. For a RN accused of diverting medication, there are 2 options when it comes to the BRN. 1.) you voluntarily enter the Diversion or Intervention Program 2.) the BRN launches its own investigation and imposes disciplinary action accordingly.
Who was arrested for diversion of oxycodone pills?
A criminal complaint charges Mui with ten counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and eight counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree. She was arraigned last night in Manhattan Criminal Court and was released on bail.
What do you call an RN accused of stealing medication?
There is a term used specifically for an RN accused of stealing medication, it is calling diverting, and it happens so often that there is an entire program established by the BRN for such nurses. That program is the Diversion or Intervention Program.