What Happened
The Board found that during 2003-2004 a physician was addicted to or habitually used controlled substances, fraudulently wrote prescriptions, made misrepresentations in having prescriptions filled, and made misrepresentations to the Board during its investigation.
The Board suspended the license, immediately stayed the suspension, placed the physician on probation for a minimum of 3 years subject to terms and conditions, and imposed a $10,000 fine.
What the Record Shows
Suspension immediately stayed; probation for a minimum of 3 years; $10,000 fine
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: fraudulently wrote prescriptions for controlled substances and made misrepresentations in having prescriptions filled. 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.