What Happened
A physician assistant applicant was found guilty by a Navy court-martial of self-prescribing controlled dangerous substances and prescribing them for his spouse without authorization.
The Maryland board denied his application for physician assistant certification based on this record, along with unrelated findings in the same proceeding.
What the Record Shows
Application for certification denied
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: found guilty by Navy court-martial of self-prescribing and prescribing for his spouse controlled dangerous substances without authorization. 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.