What Happened
Sentenced stage: a certified nursing assistant from Union, Maine pleaded guilty in Knox County Superior Court to possessing morphine meant for a patient and received 364 days in jail with all of the time suspended, probation, and a $400 fine. No custodial term to serve is stated, so sentence_months is omitted.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2013) to $400 fine.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.