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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Pembina County Long-Term Care Nurse Charged With Stealing Resident Narcotics
2020-04-13
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North Dakota Mountain, North Dakota |
Long-term care facility in Pembina County, North Dakota | Hydrocodone/APAP, oxycodone, and transdermal fentanyl patches | Allegedly substituted over-the-counter medication for residents' prescribed opioids from March-November 2017; discovered via a tampered medication card | not stated | Charged April 13, 2020 with 9 felony counts of theft of a prescription, 2 felony counts of reckless endangerment, and 1 misdemeanor theft count - the first case brought by the state's new Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Stealing Patients' Pain Medication
2020-01-28
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Iowa Manchester, Iowa |
Nursing home (Manchester, IA) | Hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone, codeine, tramadol | Took pills from 14+ patients by deception; diluted liquid morphine with mouthwash | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Jan 28, 2020 to 4 years | $593 (restitution) | source |
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Haverhill Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hospice Patient's Morphine
2019-12-18
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Massachusetts Amesbury, Massachusetts |
Nursing home / hospice care facility | Morphine sulfate | Nurse extracted morphine from a hospice patient's prescribed bottles for personal use and replaced it with cough syrup to mask the theft | not stated | Sentenced to 54 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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Nursing Facility LPN Took Six Patients' Oxycodone
2019-08-14
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Connecticut Glastonbury, CT |
Skilled nursing facility (Salmon Brook Health Care, Glastonbury, Connecticut) | Oxycodone | Took oxycodone tablets intended for six patients and failed to accurately document their medication records | not stated | Connecticut consent order, August 14, 2019: two years' probation, no solo practice, remedial coursework | none documented | source |
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Illinois nursing home nurse diverted hydrocodone by falsely recording resident requests
2016-10-17
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Illinois | Long-term care facility in Belleville, Illinois | Hydrocodone (Schedule II opioid) | not stated | Nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Wayne County LPN Sentenced to Jail for Diverting Oxycodone from Nursing Home Patients
2016-01-06
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New York Newark, NY |
Nursing home (DeMay Living Center, Newark, NY) | Oxycodone and other narcotic pills | Falsified medication administration records for 14 residents while diverting the pills for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2015; sentenced to 99 days in jail January 6, 2016 after violating plea conditions | none documented | source |
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Southern Tier LPN Pleads Guilty to Diverting Percocet from Nursing Home Patients
2015-08-12
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New York Horseheads, NY |
Nursing home (Elcor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Horseheads, NY) | Percocet (oxycodone-acetaminophen) | Falsified records indicating narcotics were administered to eight residents while diverting the pills for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty August 12, 2015 to falsifying business records, petit larceny, and criminal possession of a controlled substance | none documented | source |
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Nursing Home Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Hospice Patients' Morphine with Tap Water — Washington, 2011
2011-03-07
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Washington Snohomish, Washington |
Merry Haven Care Center, a nursing home/hospice in Snohomish, WA | Morphine sulfate | Removed morphine from prescription vials, replaced it with tap water | not stated | Sentenced to 1 year in federal prison, 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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