On Jan. 1, 2025, a panel of the Inquiry Committee approved a consent agreement between BCCNM and the registrant to address issues occurring from January to May 2024, relating to the registrant's diversion of opioids from the workplace and practising while impaired.
The registrant was diagnosed with and admitted to a disability with a causal relationship to the practice issues via an independent medical evaluation and they have agreed to comply with the treatment recommendations and additional terms directed by the Inquiry Committee.
The Inquiry Committee recognizes that nurses and midwives, like any member of the public, may grapple with health issues that may impact their ability to practice safely, competently, and ethically. BCCNM expects that registrants will work only when they are fit to do so and will remove themselves from practise when they are unwell.
In this case, the registrant has agreed to be medically monitored for three years and to return to nursing practice with limits on their ability to access and/or handle opioids while engaging with their employer's disability office as they continue on their recovery journey.
The name of the registrant has been withheld in accordance with section 39.3 (4) (a) of the Health Professions Act for the purposes of not identifying a registrant or their personal health information respecting the condition that impaired their ability to practice nursing or midwifery.
The Inquiry Committee is satisfied that the terms will protect the public.