Help in reinstating RN license

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hello everyone first let me say that this site has provided me with a lot of info. most of my questions have been answered by reading the post and the answers to them. my situation is very similar to many other nurses in recovery. my license was revoke due to narcotics addiction. it started in 2002 when i was cough diverting morphine, entered ipn and after 3 relapses the board revoke my license. they did give me several chances, you know, had to do the psych evaluation, sing a new ipn contract, etc. then with the license suspended i was arrested at a hospital while attempting to take the wasted morphine from the bio bins at the med room (i was not working as a nurse at the time) this happened in august 2005. with this the board order me to residential rehab. i could not afford it so the license was finally revoked in july 2006. the board of clinical laboratory personnel also revoked all my laboratory licenses. i have been clean since the arrest; i was order to do 18 month of probation for a felony charge of burglary of a structure. after 10 month the probation was terminated by the court. needless to say i struggle to make a living and after much frustration i was feeling so depress that i was afraid of relapsing or attempting suicide. i thought about going back to school but i owe $10,000 in student loans. i am in the oig list, so can even get a job in a doctors office and i have a felony so it’s very hard to get any kind of job. in january of 2008, i decided to enter the 1 year free christian residential recovery program. it was the best decision i ever made in my life. i finish the program in january 2009, and in may they offered me a job as a dispatcher in their donations department. because i feel so strong in my recovery, i want to go back to nursing. as i said before, most of my questions on what to do have been answered by reading these posts; however i have a couple of unanswered ones that someone may be able to help with.

1. when the board revoked my license they assessed the cost of the investigation and i owe them $ 9,875.00. will they even look at my application for licensure while i owe them this money?

2. the final order was to do residential rehab. the program i attended is extremely strict; however, i do not believe they are a state approve rehab. their counselors are called case workers because they are not license counselors. you see for the most part they are recovering addicts themselves and some of them are also pastors. will the board accept this recovery program?

i thank you in advance for any help.

for all those in recovery, stay strong and may god bless you with strength and wisdom.

1.If you call the BON, they can give you some direction about your fines & fees. They will definitely accept your application for re-licensure without you having to pay, but they may not re-instate your license until you pay.

2. You say that the final order was for Residential treatment. Was that the final requirement from IPN, or was that in your Final Order from the BON? If they revoked your license, that was the last Final Order and would have replaced any previous BON action. It is not customary for the BON to place treatment requirements in a Final Order.

Regardless, you should call the BON and find out when the deadline for paperwork is, in order to reapply for your license. They will probably also refer you back to IPN.

Specializes in Critical care, Dialysis.

Thank you Ketsel, I have to make that first phone call to the BON.

quote=carlos1964;3849033]hello everyone first let me say that this site has provided me with a lot of info. most of my questions have been answered by reading the post and the answers to them. my situation is very similar to many other nurses in recovery. my license was revoke due to narcotics addiction. it started in 2002 when i was cough diverting morphine, entered ipn and after 3 relapses the board revoke my license. they did give me several chances, you know, had to do the psych evaluation, sing a new ipn contract, etc. then with the license suspended i was arrested at a hospital while attempting to take the wasted morphine from the bio bins at the med room (i was not working as a nurse at the time) this happened in august 2005. with this the board order me to residential rehab. i could not afford it so the license was finally revoked in july 2006. the board of clinical laboratory personnel also revoked all my laboratory licenses. i have been clean since the arrest; i was order to do 18 month of probation for a felony charge of burglary of a structure. after 10 month the probation was terminated by the court. needless to say i struggle to make a living and after much frustration i was feeling so depress that i was afraid of relapsing or attempting suicide. i thought about going back to school but i owe $10,000 in student loans. i am in the oig list, so can even get a job in a doctors office and i have a felony so it’s very hard to get any kind of job. in january of 2008, i decided to enter the 1 year free christian residential recovery program . it was the best decision i ever made in my life. i finish the program in january 2009, and in may they offered me a job as a dispatcher in their donations department. because i feel so strong in my recovery, i want to go back to nursing. as i said before, most of my questions on what to do have been answered by reading these posts; however i have a couple of unanswered ones that someone may be able to help with.

1. when the board revoked my license they assessed the cost of the investigation and i owe them $ 9,875.00. will they even look at my application for licensure while i owe them this money?

2. the final order was to do residential rehab. the program i attended is extremely strict; however, i do not believe they are a state approve rehab. their counselors are called case workers because they are not license counselors. you see for the most part they are recovering addicts themselves and some of them are also pastors. will the board accept this recovery program?

i thank you in advance for any help.

for all those in recovery, stay strong and may god bless you with strength and wisdom.

carlosl

welcome and good job for your success in recovery!! i am sorry to be giving you bad news here.

from what i know, the fees are the least of your problems in getting reinstated.

i am not a lawyer, but i know some basics on recovery and bon's and oig.

1. oig exclusion is mandatory for felonys for 5 year

2. oig other exclusions that apply for you is permissive due to license loss, both in nursing and clinical labs and your license must be reinstated to be removed.

3/ oig also excludes for loan defaults so you have a triple whammy with the feds. in many states, the bon also will take action for loan defaults.

even worse bad news for you and is a huge injustice by state law makers and that was snuck into a bill at the last minute and placed into law on 07/09 and is specific is the medicaid fraud bill that prohibits the licensiing of anyone with a felony in the past 15 yrs!!

i have no words of wisdom on how to attack this issue for you... the biggest is the 15 yr state exclusion as far as getting a license.... it does not apply elsewhere so it is possible to move and maybe get a license... but it would take a lot of researching and a good lawyer as well

Specializes in Critical care, Dialysis.

Thank you exnursie, The news are bad, but thank for your reply. I am feeling extremelly bad about all of this. It sad to see how hard some are punished and for how long or forever and others like law enforcment agents get a slap on the hand. Anyway, I do not think I can get license in another state without first resolving the license with the my BON. I can't afford a lawyer, so that is out. I have serioslly considered moving out of the USA. Its sad to see a country that was founded in the principles of Christianity walk away from those principles. No forgiveness. No second chances. I can see myself no practicing again. I know it was my foult and I am not trying to blaim anyone for my wrong doings. Well thanks againg.

Carlos, you really need an attorney. Call Legal Aid and they might be able to advise you.

Congratulations on being clean and good luck.

Specializes in Critical care, Dialysis.

Thank you. I will.

Thank you exnursie, The news are bad, but thank for your reply. I am feeling extremelly bad about all of this. It sad to see how hard some are punished and for how long or forever and others like law enforcment agents get a slap on the hand. Anyway, I do not think I can get license in another state without first resolving the license with the BON. I can't afford a lawyer, so that is out. I have serioslly considered moving out of the USA. Its sad to see a country that was founded in the principles of Christianity walk away from those principles. No forgiveness. No second chances. I can see myself no practicing again. I know it was my foult and I am not trying to blaim anyone for my wrong doings. Well thanks againg.

Carlos,

It is VERY sad that the ONLY reason you cannot get reinstated is due to the hands of the federal and state lawmakers and their heinous abuse of including people in their fraud and abuse exclusions for their own hidden agendas.

The agenda is to build a smoke screen to minimize their inability to stop fraud and abuse of the medicare and medicaid funds, and include people that have nothing to do with actual fraud or abuse ( license disciplie, and felonies mainly) and they include these numbers in their reports.

There reports show that they are actively working to fight f and a and their numbers go up yearly because they include those with license actions. The people excluded for this 1128b4 make up close to 40% of all the people on the OIG list... and again is so wrong .

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