License investigation - over 3 yrs

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Hi everyone. I have a question. Does the nursing board take over 3 yrs to investigate your license? I self reported to the board 3 years ago on Feb 1st and I haven’t heard anything back. I reported I went to rehab for alcohol and pills.

anyone ever had this issue? Thanks

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In my experience this is not normal, six months to 18 mos, maybe. Most people I know heard back within the year. Have you called to follow up? I would start calling weekly.

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Mine took three years. I was fired and immediately reached out to lawyer. I was told to go in inactive if possible and sit and wait. I found a job that used my degree and stayed there after I received my consent agreement while I looked for a job. Which took another year to find.

So when I'm done it will be six years of this. Four with drug tests. Three sitting anxious and hating myself.

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11 hours ago, Persephone Paige said:

In my experience this is not normal, six months to 18 mos, maybe. Most people I know heard back within the year. Have you called to follow up? I would start calling weekly.

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I was instructed by my lawyer to not contact the board again after submitting my self report. He pretty much said “leave it to them” That’s what I’m doing. It’s just strange to not hear anything back after 3 yrs. maybe they dismissed it ?

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Specializes in CRNA, Finally retired.

Keep a good paper trail for the board to refer to, including all urine tests, references from treatment, etc. In my state, some of these "retrograde" cases were settled with a weekend handover of your license if you had a written track record of compliance.

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Specializes in corrections and LTC.

When you look up your name on the disciplinary section of the BON's website, what does it say about your status? In my state, they say whether it is pending, whether the nurse is in the process of completing rehab and classes that the BON recommend that the nurse takes, whether the nurse has not responded to their e-mails and letters, etc. Have you moved?

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On 2/23/2019 at 9:20 AM, berdeenbird said:

Mine took three years. I was fired and immediately reached out to lawyer. I was told to go in inactive if possible and sit and wait. I found a job that used my degree and stayed there after I received my consent agreement while I looked for a job. Which took another year to find.

So when I'm done it will be six years of this. Four with drug tests. Three sitting anxious and hating myself.

@berdeenbird where your license suspended at first? I’m wondering when the board orders me discipline , if I will be suspended. A lot of cases where the nurse wasn’t in monitoring when they finally got to them - they suspended their license. I finally heard from them last week! I meet with them Oct 8 fit what they call a settlement conference.

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I did not have a suspended license but was fired and inactivated it myself per lawyers recommendation immediately after the firing.

They can suspend as additional punishment once they get to you. Im not sure how, when, or why they do though.

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