What Happened
A physician in general practice tested positive for cocaine, in violation of a consent order from April 2005.
The physician admitted to using cocaine on the occasion that resulted in the positive test. The Board imposed a summary suspension of the physician's license.
What the Record Shows
Summary suspension
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: Tested positive for cocaine in violation of a prior consent order and admitted to using cocaine on the occasion that produced the positive test.. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.