Greetings! Have reached out a lot lately. Thank God I found this site. For 2 + years I have suffered alone (except for my recovery people, but they are not nurses). If you read my topic of a few days ago I decided to voluntarily surrender a CA license as they wanted to give me 3 years of probation. CA said that in 2 years I can re-apply for licensure (with the 3 years of probation....no thanks). My CA license was expired and they still did an investigation and "accusation" and came after me one year+ after the event. I am almost finished with 24 months probational practice here in OR working successfully; doing well. My crime in OR in 2013 was 3 glasses of wine while on-call never saw a pt. nor performed pt care in OR. No conviction. 100% dismissed under a first offender program.
Another high stress hurtle the past week: . Now I am reading that many BONs will turn you into the OIG Exclusion List and the National Practiced Data Bank if you have voluntarily surrendered. Note: there is a difference between revoked and surrender. I chose to surrender. I thought they only turn you in if you are revoked or suspended, not a surrender as an alternative to suggested probation.
So scared!!! If they report me to the OIG I am SOL!!!! Can't work anywhere as a nurse or for that matter a cleaning lady in any health care facility in the US.
I read the most informative thread here on Allnurses about OIG.
Are they going to report me? I also had an active WI license at the time this horrible event happened (oh have I suffered....so many sad stories here....and hope too) which I surrendered as I just could not face the trauma of fighting. I self-checked the OIG Data Bank and I am not on it.......yet. I ordered a self-check on the NPDB for $4.95.
Will we ever be forgiven or will this hell keep torturing us forever? Our names stay on all sites until 50 years after our deaths....bas****s!
Did not get an attorney throughout all this because I was homeless when I started to work again 19 months ago. Maybe I should have. I AM NOT A CRIMINAL!!!! Sob.
When will this nightmare stop? Man, we really get a chance to work the program now don't we?
Yup, you must be right, such slow pokes our BON are. What state are you in? I'm in Cali. I really hope I don't get anything from the OIG, you know how they're slow... Eeeeek, guess I will be checking my mail
Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.
I'm still in the middle of solving the matter with the BON, and since this is a public forum, I try to keep personally identifiable information to a minimum :)
But yes...the wheels of bureaucracy grind s-l-0-w-l-y
I completely understand! I hope your matters get solved soon! You seem to have everything in order and familiar with the BON, I've learned so much from you!
Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.
It depends on what action was taken by the NPDB. If you have been barred from practicing a given length of time by them/OIG, you will not be able to practice until that time has been completed in any facilities who receive Medicare or Medicaid (Federal and State) funding. Once that time is over, you can write back to them and find out the process to get yourself back in good standing. This will usually involve filling out a form, answering questions, and making it clear what has changed during the time you were barred from practice. They will notify you when the bar has been lifted (I suggest keeping a copy of this and the original typed letter).
It depends on what action was taken by the NPDB. If you have been barred from practicing a given length of time by them/OIG, you will not be able to practice until that time has been completed in any facilities who receive Medicare or Medicaid (Federal and State) funding. Once that time is over, you can write back to them and find out the process to get yourself back in good standing. This will usually involve filling out a form, answering questions, and making it clear what has changed during the time you were barred from practice. They will notify you when the bar has been lifted (I suggest keeping a copy of this and the original typed letter).
Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
Not sure if you are serious about this statement ...."Our names stay on all sites until 50 years after our deaths" but OIG is 5 years from date of report. I don't know about NPDB.
DaisyRN2003
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Yup, you must be right, such slow pokes our BON are. What state are you in? I'm in Cali. I really hope I don't get anything from the OIG, you know how they're slow... Eeeeek, guess I will be checking my mail
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