A California respiratory care practitioner was found to be in possession of four syringes of fentanyl that, according to the Respiratory Care Board of California, were not needed or used in his work. The board characterized this as acts of fraud, dishonesty or corruption under its licensing law.
The board's published summary does not describe the facility involved or how the syringes were discovered. It does note that the practitioner had a prior board disciplinary action on record.
Rather than proceed to a hearing, the practitioner entered into a stipulated surrender of license and order. The license surrender took effect on March 23, 2017. A surrendered license in California can only be restored through a petition for reinstatement approved by the board.