How a Practice Restriction Could Cost an Arizona Nurse Practitioner Their DEA Registration
Suppose the Arizona Board of Nursing has placed an Arizona nurse practitioner on probation. In that case, the probation can sometimes include a practice restriction that limits or completely stops the nurse practitioner from prescribing controlled substances for a period.
These restrictions are generally reported to the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). The DEA may deny, suspend or revoke a practitioner’s DEA registration for the following reasons:
- Falsified DEA Registration Application
- A state license has been placed on probation, suspended, revoked, or denied
- Excluded from participation in Medicare or Medicaid programs
- Convicted of a felony related to a controlled substance
- Committed an act that is inconsistent with the public interest
Links of Interest:
- Will Having an Attorney Make You Look Guilty to The Arizona Nursing Board?
- What Crimes Should a Nurse Report to The Arizona Nursing Board?
DEA Process of Show Cause Order
The Drug Enforcement Administration or Agency can’t take action without following the protocol. When taking action against someone’s registration to sell controlled substances, it must first serve them with a show cause order before issuing any orders for suspension or revocation.
However, suppose there is enough evidence that gives rise to “an imminent danger.” Then, these emergency situations are considered and will issue simultaneous immediate suspensions and orders for show cause while still having time-sensitive deadlines afterward, so everything goes smoothly.
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