What Happened
South Bay doctor Venkat Aachi was sentenced Oct. 21, 2019 to 24 months in prison for health care fraud and for distributing hydrocodone outside the scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical need.
Reported status: Sentenced (2019) to 24 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.