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Thank you all for your replies. No movement so far. We have been looking at representation by criminal attorney (in case federal government brings charges) and health law attorney (in case state nursing board makes unfavorable recommendations regarding my licensure and I need to negotiate some sort of settlement ?). This is all 100% brand new for me, but I appreciate your thoughtful answers. To the lady with the NP colleague in a similar situation, please feel free to share this story with her. If she has doubts about the clinic and actions or gestures by the DEA and state medical board have already been taken, her clinic is very likely under surveillance. It is not worth the headache.

Hi All, I've been working in pain ~ 3 years. Over the past year I've been simultaneously working in both the inpatient hospital pain management setting and a separate outpatient pain clinic. My outpatient pain clinic in Maryland was raided by DEA and i stupidly voluntarily surrendered my controlled (DEA) license (wrong move i know). The clinic wasn't a pill mill, but it was cash only, and supposedly had been under investigation for 2 years. I believe i practiced within my scope and and tried to provide safe care, but I can acknowledge that the prescription pattern of one of my physician colleagues was definitely out of control ( and yes I complained to management about his lax Rx habits all the time). I have kids and my husband is a physician with 2.5 more years of fellowship so our savings are meagre. .I have had to quit my inpatient position now because I gave up DEA license. I know I will never get the DEA license back. 1-Will I also lose my ability to participate in medicare and thereby my capacity to practice as APRN ? 2-Am i likely to be investigated by state nursing board ? 3- Do i need to retain counsel for representation by criminal attorney even if I haven't done anything criminal? 4-Can I work as an APRN without a DEA liscence to RX controlled substances In other words should I just take is a lesson learned and look for the next job or is this going to snowball into a huge deal. I don't think I can be charged with anything, because my prescription habits were clean as a whistle. But i'm worried nonetheless because I signed away my DEA license which every single internet site tells me is an admission of guilt somewhat.

Hi Guys, Thanks for your help. Wife decided to ask HR for higher salary. We provided data, anecdotal and official on avg ARNP salaries, cited experience. We calculated hourly wage and informed HR that it would be difficult to accept a position as NP that paid $2-3 more than her current position as RN. We were told HR would consider the offer and get back to us. Have no idea if this is a good response or bad response but tentatively speaking--for anyone wondering-- it appears that initial offers might be starting points for negotiations ? I'll update with final answer. Just wanted to say thanks

Hello, I'm medical resident. Wife has 8 years RN experience, recently finished NP degree. She was offered position at a teaching hosp in Cleveland - Sleep Medicine. outpatient (though job involves weekly driving to affiliated satellite hopsitals) 80K with 5K in school loan payback. I've heard of offers at outpatient competing hospitals for 84K - 87K. I feel like 80K is too low. My questions: 1) Is the offered salary a starting point for negotiations or is the offered salary pretty much the definitive endpoint - take it or leave it ? 2) Has anyone successfully negotiated their starting salary up after receiving an initial offer, or is this pretty much taboo? 3) If wife competes for another job next year in a similar field, will they take into account this year's salary and factor that into her offer. In otherwords, will accepting a salary this low permanently put her on a low salary trajectory ? I'm not sure this is a battle worth fighting... but I'm pretty dissapointed with this offer...