State pharmacy regulators on Monday rejected a proposed settlement with Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital over a yearslong drug diversion scheme — saying the penalties fell short for misconduct that went undetected for years — but still renewed the hospital’s pharmacy license, allowing it to keep operating.
The Indiana Board of Pharmacy voted to deny the agreement, which would have fined the Muncie hospital $44,000 and placed its pharmacy license on probation, and instead set the case for a full hearing later this summer.
At the same Monday meeting, however, the board unanimously renewed the hospital’s pharmacy license and directed the Indiana Attorney General’s Office to proceed with a formal complaint — allowing the facility to continue operating in the meantime while the disciplinary case moves forward…