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Specializes in LDRP, Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics.

I have an issue and would like some feedback on what others out in the nursing world think. I was licensed in California as an RN years ago when I did some travel assignements there. My Ca license expired in 2005 and I did not reactivate and have not tried to reactivate it since then. In 2006 I entered a nurse recovery program in my orginal state of licensure and completed that program in 2011. I have no discipline or restrictions on my license from the orginal state after completing the program.

A couple of weeks ago I received a legal packet in the mail from the California Attorney General stating that the Ca Board of Nursing was bringing a case against me regarding the previous discipline I had several years ago in another state. I am given three choices.

#1: Surrender my Ca license; #2: Request a hearing with the CA BON; #3 Request a settlement be agreed upon. Of course I chose that a settlement be offered as I live in Alabama now and flying out for a hearing with the BON is not feasible.

The Attorney General called me a couple of days ago and offered me the settlement.

It is in the form of a public reprimand and I will be ordered to pay over $600.00 ina a fine.

Remember, I do not have an active license in California, have not requested that the expired one I had be reactivated. This license has been expired for 9 years. What is wrong with this picture? Do I have any leg to stand on here? I only see this as a form of legal blackmail. What do you think?

I can understand this if I was requesting that my expired license be activated but all of this came out of the blue without reason.

Bamanurse

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Specializes in Med./Surg., Diabetes, Med. ICU, home hea.

The BRN, of course, is trying to "shake you down" for $'s. Unfortunately, if you want to practice nursing in CA., they've got you by the cajones... literally. I'm no attorney, but if you want back into CA., sounds like they're offering you a deal that "you can't refuse." Almost literally, you could wake to find an equestrian cabezza in your sleeping quarters. Obtain legal advise, but of course, if your dispute, OR NOT, they've still "got you" for future inquisitions.

Welcome to California, now move along. Nothing to see here.

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Specializes in LDRP, Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics.

But I have not tried to reactivate since the license expired in 2005.

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What did you do in CA other than let your license expire that they are now taking legal action? Just because you are not licensed now doesn't mean you aren't responsible for what happened when you were licensed.

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Specializes in LDRP, Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics.

I did nothing. My discipline happened after my Ca license expired. I have not tried to reactivate it since 2005. I don't understand. The previous discipline I had in Mississippi had no bearing on California. I would understand if I was trying to reactivate my Ca license but I haven't.

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I don't know what your discipline was so please don't think I'm trying to imply anything when I say this.... should a criminal who committed murder in California be free of all discipline if they move to Mississippi?

I just don't understand why they are disciplining you if you did nothing.. unless you are saying that you truly did nothing and have no idea why you are being contacted at all regardless of which state is doing it.

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Specializes in LDRP, Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics.

I went into the Mississippi Nurse Recovery program in 2006 and completed it in 2011. I have no affiliation with California at this time except for an expired license. I have not tried to reactivate it or anything. This legal case just came out of nowhere. My license in Ca has been expired for 9 years.

It makes no sense to me. It would make since if I were trying to reactivate my Ca license but I am not and have not tried since it expired in 2005.

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Well, honestly you are affiliated with CA for good since you worked there. You went to a recovery program in MI, for what? Could they possibly have picked up on an old case that you were involved with?

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Yes they did it was a RECOVERY program for dependency on pain meds. The point I am making is that there is no reason to fine me at this point for a discipline in 2006. The recovery program has been completed. I have no affiliation with California at this time except for an expired license that expired in 2005 (9 years ago). Why the fine when I am not active in California, it is not my original state of licensure and I have not applied for reactivation of license there. It doesn't make sense to me. For them to pick up on this 2006 discipline they have to be going through each person that was ever licensed in California, whether they are active or not. I haven't worked in Cali for 9 years.

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Specializes in LDRP, Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics.

Why was this subject placed under Nurses with a Criminal History. There is no crime involved with this issue. I resent that you put this post under this subject. I have no history of being a criminal.

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You don't have to have a criminal history to be placed here. Your post was placed here because once the attorney general is involved that means the BON in CA brought "charges" against you.

A couple of weeks ago I received a legal packet in the mail from the California Attorney General stating that the Ca Board of Nursing was bringing a case against me regarding the previous discipline I had several years ago in another state. I am given three choices.

#1: Surrender my Ca license; #2: Request a hearing with the CA BON; #3 Request a settlement be agreed upon. Of course I chose that a settlement be offered as I live in Alabama now and flying out for a hearing with the BON is not feasible.

The Attorney General called me a couple of days ago and offered me the settlement.

It is in the form of a public reprimand and I will be ordered to pay over $600.00 ina a fine.

In dealing with the Attorney General....the members that have experience with this are in this forum and will provide you with the best advice.

Just because your license isn't active...you continue to hold a CA license that can be re-activated if you pay a fee.

My advice is to seek the advice of an attorney familiar in licensing issues before you agree to anything.

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I just want you to know I wasn't trying to imply that you were a criminal, I was just trying to better understand your situation. It doesn't make sense to me either if in fact you did nothing to deserve it.

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