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Thank You for your quick response! Deferred is what they use here in this state instead of dismissed. But I have to disagree with this being a reasonable request of the BON - we are not living in a communist country, I have never had an occurrence before and why did they just test me a couple of times a week at their expense? I explained to the BON at a hearing I could not afford the testing, I was then informed by the board they have a program for nurses who can't pay and to ask about it. I drove back to my city and emailed the monitor of the state nursing program requesting assistance. I never heard back from them and emailed them again in 5 days regarding a response; I was informed via email I was dismissed from the program. This is not reasonable to me. I was a great nurse with no other incidents/situations. I find it hard to believe the BON is without their own faults and life is way too short to deal with this kind of silliness. I appreciate your feedback and life does move forward - Thank You!

I receiced a DUI on 1/1/2011; this was my first/last DUI, totally embarrassing and humiliating. I self-reported to the BON of Indiana. I completed a year-long program with the county and my charges were deferred in 1/2012. I did not complete the monitoring program with the BON as I could not afford it. I informed the BON I could not afford the testing (Started out at $84/test, then increased to $100/test) in 12/2011. I was dropped from the monitoring program and therefore losing my position as an ICU RN. I have been unable to find any position (been in medical field since 1987) and I cannot find any type of job with anyone! I have lost my car, I will be homeless by Saturday, I lost my career, I lost my checking/savings account, and now I have nothing. How can the BON get away with this? I was not at work, wasn't going to/from work, never been drunk at work! I have met many nurses since then who have asked me, "Why did you self-report?" A lot of these nurses have 1-3 dui's over a number of years and have never gone through the hell I have! I need some legal advice, but I have nothing...I am so tired and so disillusioned...Any advice would be helpful?! I am/was my only support with a disabled child - anyone?