Hospital Employee Controlled Substance Diversion Is a Topic at Upcoming IAHSS Conference March 30, 2026 By Larry K. Houck —

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/03/hospital-employee-controlled-substance-diversion-is-a-topic-at-upcoming-iahss-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hospital-employee-controlled-substance-diversion-is-a-topic-at-upcoming-iahss-conference The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California just announced that Sutter Medical Center and Sutter Fairfield Surgery agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that they failed to effectively guard against theft and diversion of controlled substances. The press releases note that the settlement relates to at least 628 recordkeeping and security violations of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), including failure to notify DEA of the theft or loss of controlled substances. The press releases note that DEA began investigating following the death of a pediatric anesthesiologist.