“In this time of record overdose deaths, health care systems must be held to compliance with the Controlled Substances Act,” DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Meacham said the health system failed to properly document the dispensing and “wasting” of controlled substances and made errors in forms documenting the ordering, receipt and distribution of controlled substances, which are all violations of the Controlled Substances Act. On April 16, 2018, another nurse overdosed on diverted opioids, including fentanyl, and was found dead in a different Clements University hospital bathroom, officials said.Īccording to the settlement documents, UT Southwestern did report instances of theft and loss to the DEA but failed to do so in a timely manner. DEA authorities determined UT Southwestern’s failure to meet its record-keeping and reporting obligations contributed to the health system’s overall failure to “guard against the theft and diversion of controlled substances.”Ī UT Southwestern nurse overdosed on fentanyl diverted from UT Southwestern’s Clements University Hospital and was found dead in a hospital bathroom on Dec.
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