Local nurse practitioner pleads guilty to prescription fraud
Attorney General
According to a press release issued by the
The press release added that some of the charged conduct happened while King was engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a patient.
Last year, King was charged by the
King operated the
"The defendant abused her position of trust by engaging in conduct that served herself and violated a system meant to assist our most vulnerable residents," Henry said. "My office is committed to holding accountable those who put patients at risk and compromise our health care programs."
The investigation found that King falsely billed in excess of
Additionally, King wrote more than 3,750 prescriptions to patients while not meeting the requirements to prescribe under
King began a sexual relationship with a patient beginning in
Following this, King entered into a second relationship with a different patient and continued to prescribe controlled substances to them, despite discontinuing medical care after the relationship began.
Nurse practitioners are required to enter into collaborative agreements with
The press release noted that investigators found that King misled past physician collaborators and renewed previous agreements without their knowledge.
King pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Controlled Substance Act- Obtained by Subterfuge; one felony count of Medicaid Fraud; one felony count of Insurance Fraud; and one felony count of violating the Controlled Substance Act-Delivery by Practitioner.
King has agreed not to practice as a nurse during her sentence and voluntarily surrendered her license to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, according to the press release. In addition, she will pay restitution of
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General
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