A former nurse at a Mississippi nursing home has been charged with fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs, according to a news release by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
Gina Boling allegedly forged a practitioner's signature on a prescription to have it filled for her own use. From Oct. 2008 to Nov. 2009, Ms. Boling allegedly acquired more than 800 Lortabs and consequently billed Medicaid.
Ms. Boling was working as the director of nurses at Quitman County Nursing Home in Marks, Miss., during that time.
Read the Attorney General's news release about the Mississippi prescription medication fraud.
Read other coverage on healthcare fraud in Mississippi:
- Two Mississippi Residents Convicted of $18M Physical Therapy Medicare Fraud Scheme
- Mississippi Psychologist Sentenced to Six Years for Healthcare Fraud
Gina Boling allegedly forged a practitioner's signature on a prescription to have it filled for her own use. From Oct. 2008 to Nov. 2009, Ms. Boling allegedly acquired more than 800 Lortabs and consequently billed Medicaid.
Ms. Boling was working as the director of nurses at Quitman County Nursing Home in Marks, Miss., during that time.
Read the Attorney General's news release about the Mississippi prescription medication fraud.
Read other coverage on healthcare fraud in Mississippi:
- Two Mississippi Residents Convicted of $18M Physical Therapy Medicare Fraud Scheme
- Mississippi Psychologist Sentenced to Six Years for Healthcare Fraud