Anyone ever get their license back after revocation?

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OK, hope I'm doing this right. Now that I have some clean time, I am considering getting my nursing license back. I have no idea how to go about this. I "failed" IPN (FL) in 2002, -that was my last year of practice as an RN. After surrendering my license, in a fog, it was later revoked. I do not have the courage to start making calls yet, but would like to know if anyone has had a similar situation. If so, what steps did you take? Appreciate your help. * I am not asking for any legal advice.* Just maybe some personal, anonymous experience-sharing. Thanks. :bugeyes:

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Place OIG into your search engine, home page, exclusions, online search database, enter your last name,first name.

You will not have legal problems but the OIG could bring this up. The hospital will probably self report and your name may be on the form. No one knew about this regulation until 7-8 yrs ago. It was not applied to all persons only selectively by the boards.

Write your board and ask if you can reapply for reinstatement, fill out the form and send with a chack if they say ok. They will put you on the agenda for the reinstatement to be voted on. I am sure you can be reinstated but they will refer you to a monitoring group. This will include random urine drop, meetings etc. Read prior board meeting and gather all the info you can.

The board may give your license back with strict condions.

You must be able to answer the question of how have you change your life so the peoblem will never happen again..Such as going to NA or AA meeting, have a sponsor, see a psychiatrist. This is the question you must be able and prepared to answer with confidence. When you are in a monitoring group you must be perfect..no drugs or alcohol or you will be reported very quickly and yes they will do hair samples which will tell a lot. You must be prepared to pay for all this yourself if refered. The facilitator will charge,urine drops cost, be prepared.

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I agree that you should see an attorney before you reapply to make sure you have your ducks in a row. There is no reason to bring the attorney to the board meeting with you. I just had my RN license reinstated in FL. The board doesn't want to hear from your attorney. They want to hear from you.

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please let us know about further developments. Someone on this blog will have the right info. I went thru the OIG exclusion and would like you to benefit

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