CAdamsPAC Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I wonder what will happen to the PA in this practice? Army reserves doc who pre-signed prescriptions before deployment punished By Jaclyn Cosgrove The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman Published: March 9, 2012 A medical board on Thursday approved the surrendering of Dr. Steven William Delia's medical license after he pre-signed about 5,600 prescriptions for his medical staff while he was serving in the Army Reserves in Afghanistan, and thousands more before then. Delia was one of eight doctors whose disciplinary hearings were held Thursday at the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision meeting in Oklahoma City. Delia practiced family medicine and psychiatry in Sallisaw, according to court records. Other doctors received suspensions for things such as substance abuse, prescription violations and sexual misconduct. Neither Delia nor his attorney, David A. Russell, could be reached for comment. Board officials said surrendering a medical license is considered the same as a guilty plea. In October 2010, Delia was deployed to Afghanistan to serve in the military as part of the Army Reserve, according to court records. In November 2010, board investigators received information that Delia had left blank pre-signed prescriptions for his employees, two license practice nurses and a physician's assistant, to use while he was out of the country. An Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy investigator reported that prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous drugs were being presented at pharmacies while Delia was out of the country. Delia's staff admitted he hadn't been at the clinic since October and that they had been treating all patients in his absence. At that time, the staff turned over 103 unused prescription pads containing 5,625 blank prescriptions, pre-signed by Delia, according to court records. Additionally, staff members turned over a prescription pad sign-out log, which showed that 80 prescription pads, each with 55 prescriptions, had been signed out and used by the three staff members between March 1, 2010, and Nov. 3, 2010. This meant the staff members had used 4,330 pre-signed prescriptions, about 18 prescriptions per day, according to court records. Distributed by MCT Information Services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAdamsPAC Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 I wonder what will happen to the PA in this practice? Army reserves doc who pre-signed prescriptions before deployment punished By Jaclyn Cosgrove The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman Published: March 9, 2012 A medical board on Thursday approved the surrendering of Dr. Steven William Delia's medical license after he pre-signed about 5,600 prescriptions for his medical staff while he was serving in the Army Reserves in Afghanistan, and thousands more before then. Delia was one of eight doctors whose disciplinary hearings were held Thursday at the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision meeting in Oklahoma City. Delia practiced family medicine and psychiatry in Sallisaw, according to court records. Other doctors received suspensions for things such as substance abuse, prescription violations and sexual misconduct. Neither Delia nor his attorney, David A. Russell, could be reached for comment. Board officials said surrendering a medical license is considered the same as a guilty plea. In October 2010, Delia was deployed to Afghanistan to serve in the military as part of the Army Reserve, according to court records. In November 2010, board investigators received information that Delia had left blank pre-signed prescriptions for his employees, two license practice nurses and a physician's assistant, to use while he was out of the country. An Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy investigator reported that prescriptions for Schedule II controlled dangerous drugs were being presented at pharmacies while Delia was out of the country. Delia's staff admitted he hadn't been at the clinic since October and that they had been treating all patients in his absence. At that time, the staff turned over 103 unused prescription pads containing 5,625 blank prescriptions, pre-signed by Delia, according to court records. Additionally, staff members turned over a prescription pad sign-out log, which showed that 80 prescription pads, each with 55 prescriptions, had been signed out and used by the three staff members between March 1, 2010, and Nov. 3, 2010. This meant the staff members had used 4,330 pre-signed prescriptions, about 18 prescriptions per day, according to court records. Distributed by MCT Information Services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Umm.. yes DUMB..!!! For my edification... do PA's have prescriptive authority and/or Schedule II-IV in OK... Also... who was the PA's SP during this time...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Umm.. yes DUMB..!!! For my edification... do PA's have prescriptive authority and/or Schedule II-IV in OK... Also... who was the PA's SP during this time...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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