What Happened
At a medical clinic in Hilo, a physician and four employees were arrested and accused of prescribing and unlawfully distributing powerful narcotics, sedatives and opioids, including hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine.
They are scheduled to stand trial in U.S District Court in June.
What the Record Shows
arrested; scheduled to stand trial in U.S. District Court in June
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a news source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: accused of prescribing and unlawfully distributing powerful narcotics, sedatives and opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine. 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.