Denice N. Smith, M.D., a 38-year-old Iowa-licensed physician who formerly practiced family medicine in Morrison, Illinois, and currently practices in Clinton, Iowa, entered into a combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement with the Iowa Board on July 10, 2015. ‘Read more’ for the official statement& link to details
On October 28, 2013, Dr. Smith entered into a Consent Order with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Illinois Boar d). The Illinois Board alleged that Dr. Smith surrendered her DEA Registration for cause based on her prescribing of controlled substances to several patients in her practice in Morrison, Illinois. The Illinois Board placed Dr. Smith on indefinite probation for a minimum of one (1) year subject to Board monitoring, including a practice monitor, and ordered her to pay a $5,000 fine. The Illinois Board also ordered her to complete 10 Category I continuing medical education credits for the proper prescribing of controlled substances and 10 credits for addiction disorders. Under the terms of the July 10, 2015, combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement, the Iowa Board charged Dr. Smith with being disciplined by the Illinois Board. The Iowa Board issued Dr. Smith a Citation and Warning and ordered her to pay a $1,000 civil penalty. The Iowa Board also prohibited her from prescribing, administering or dispensing narcotics for the treatment of chronic pain under her Iowa medical license and ordered her to successfully complete a Board-approved professional ethics program. The Iowa Board al so placed Dr. Smith on probation for a period of three (3) years subject to monitoring, including audits of her controlled substance prescribing.
Link: Court papers
