Joan Rubinger, N.P.; Decision and Order

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration I. Introduction On June 17, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause and Immediate Suspension of Registration (OSC/ISO) to Joan Rubinger, N.P., of Stockton, California (Respondent). OSC/ISO, at 1. The OSC/ISO informed Respondent of the immediate suspensions of her DEA Certificates of Registration, Nos. MM3336422 (based in California) and MR5666106 (based in New York), alleging that Respondent's continued registration constitutes “ `an imminent danger to the public health or safety.' ” Id. (quoting 21 U.S.C. 824(d) ). The OSC/ISO proposed the revocation of both of Respondent's registrations because Respondent has committed such acts as would render her registrations inconsistent with the public interest. Id. (citing 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(1) ; 824(a)(4)). Specifically, the OSC/ISO alleged that from 2019 until 2024, Respondent prescribed over 2,500 controlled substance prescriptions without proper state authority. Id. at 2, 3-4. In addition, the OSC/ISO alleged that Respondent prescribed controlled substances to a patient knowing that those substances were being diverted to another individual. Id. at 2, 4. Lastly, the OSC/ISO alleged that Respondent failed to maintain adequate and accurate records regarding the over 2,500 controlled substance prescriptions that she issued to patients. [ 1 ] Id. at 4. The OSC/ISO alleged that Respondent's above-described m…