Among the actions the Louisiana State Board of Nursing published from its September 13, 2023 hearing is an order directed at a nurse who held a multistate license from another compact state and was practicing in Louisiana under that privilege. The charges listed were a drug screening violation, inappropriate acquisition or diversion of a controlled substance, and failure to cooperate with the board's investigation.
The listing does not explain how the matter surfaced or what controlled substance was involved. The failure-to-cooperate charge indicates the board opened an investigation and the nurse did not participate in it to the board's satisfaction, but the listing gives no further detail.
The board ordered the nurse to cease and desist from practicing registered nursing in Louisiana based on compact privileges. The hearing summary reports that three cease-and-desist orders of this kind were issued at that meeting. This order affects only the ability to practice in Louisiana under the compact privilege and is not a finding on the merits of the charges.