Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Pain Medication From Patients And Fined $20

IA 2023 Assisted Living / Long-Term Care
OIG Controlled Substance Obstruction
Penalty
$20,000

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Pain Medication From Patients And Fined $20 for controlled substance, obstruction. Penalty: $20,000.

Details

Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Pain Medication From Patients And Fined $20 — OIG Enforcement (2023)

OIG took enforcement action against Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Pain Medication From Patients And Fined $20 in IA in 2023 involving controlled substance, obstruction violations in the Assisted Living / Long-Term Care sector.

Penalty: $20,000

Violation types: Controlled Substance, Obstruction
Entity type: Skilled Nursing Facility
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: IA

Source: Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Pain Medication From Patients And Fined $20,000

How Crucible Prevents This

Crucible's controlled substance tracking enforces DEA-compliant inventory reconciliation, flags prescribing pattern anomalies, and requires segregation of duties for dispensing and record-keeping. Crucible's immutable audit trail prevents records from being altered or destroyed, and its document retention enforcement ensures compliance with record-keeping requirements.

Source: Nurse Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing Pain Medication From Patients And Fined $20,000

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