The Louisiana State Board of Nursing's published list of actions from its January 14, 2015 hearings includes a registered nurse charged with diversion of a controlled substance and with testing positive for THC on a for-cause drug screen. The listing does not name the controlled substance alleged to have been diverted or describe the workplace.
The board's entry does not describe how the diversion allegation arose. The reference to a for-cause drug screen indicates that the nurse was tested because of a specific concern rather than through routine screening, but the listing does not say what prompted it.
The action recorded was a voluntary surrender of the license for a minimum of two years with stipulations. Under the board's published description of this discipline type, a voluntary surrender invalidates the license at the time it is relinquished, makes the individual ineligible for reinstatement for at least two years and until certain requirements are met, and is reported in the same manner as a final board decision. The board's hearing summary shows three voluntary surrenders were recorded at that meeting.