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This is the best time to lawyer up, before you make a statement to the Board. Let’s discuss the details of your situation and I wil help you answer all of the questions the Board has asked you to address in a written statement. Nurses who hire me after they submitted their own statement typically have not answered most of the questions requested. This does not reflect well on your ability to follow workplace instructions.
When to check the “Yes” box. If you have been notified by the Board that you have a complaint, but the case is not over, you need to check “Yes” to the question: “Are you presently being investigated…”. When asked to explain, reply with your Missouri Nursing Board Complaint #.
If you have a criminal case, or alcohol-related trafic offense that has been closed, you will need to answer “Yes” to those questions. This must be done even if you received no conviction (SIS), deferred prosecution, or Alford plea. If your cae is still pending, you may answer “No.”
The Board is required to ensure the nurse is safe to practice for the public, and feels that a monitoring program allows it to fulfill that responsibility. The monitoring requires the nurse to check in daily, and submit to random urine drug screens when selected. No alcohol or marijuana is allowed. Maximum probation is 5 years.
A finding of abuse or neglect by the Department of Health & Senior Services, or Department of Mental Health, if substantiated, place the nurse on the Employment Disqualification List, or Disqualification Registry. Placement bars the nurse from employment at any facility which accepts government funding. You must request a hearing immediately and on time, or there will be no appeal allowed.
