What Happened
Nebraska AG disciplinary charges against the former hospice executive director include medication misappropriation, keeping narcotics from deceased patients in an unlocked cabinet and Uniform Controlled Substances Act violations; her nursing license was suspended 90 days with ethics training and a $10,000 civil penalty.
Reported status: Licensing action (2026); $10,000 civil penalty; license suspended.
This entry records a licensing action by a regulator. It is not a criminal conviction unless the source says so.
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.