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Professional misconduct allegations failed for lack of reliable proof.
In a professional discipline hearing, the College alleged that the registrant facilitated cheating on a licensing multiple-choice examination conducted through her spouse's private exam-preparation business and later obstructed the ensuing investigation by deleting electronic files and discouraging a student from cooperating.
The Tribunal held that the evidence proved the registrant performed bookkeeping and limited administrative assistance for the business, but did not prove she participated in teaching the examination-preparation course or knew of any solicitation and redistribution of actual examination questions.
The Tribunal also found the circumstantial evidence regarding deletion of cloud-based files was equally consistent with the spouse having performed the deletions, and it rejected the only direct inculpatory evidence because the student witness was not sufficiently credible or reliable.
The request for an adverse inference from the failure to call the spouse was declined.
No finding of professional misconduct was made.
Nurse suspended for 4 months for submitting false claims to employer benefit plan using unauthorized physician stamp.
The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims totaling $2,090 to her employer's group benefit plan for orthopedic footwear and compression stockings.
The claims were supported by prescriptions created using a physician's stamp without authorization.
The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct.
The Committee ordered a reprimand, a 4-month suspension of her certificate of registration, and imposed terms, conditions, and limitations including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.
