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32 | Physician Order/Medication (Dated: 11/2024), Admission Head to Toe (Dated: No Date) South Central Los Angeles Regional Center Individual Program Plan (Dated: 07/12/2024), Medical Records (Dated: 01/07/2025, 12/26/2024, 12/06/2024, 12/05/2024), and an Unusual Incident Report (Dated: 01/07/2025), from the facility.
The investigation revealed the following: Allegation-Staff administered a felony drug to resident.
The details of the complaint alleged that the staff gave a felony drug to the client (C1). Records reviewed indicated that the client was hospitalized due to dizziness, looking pale, diarrhea, and unable to stand. Subsequent tests showed the client tested positive for Covid, Fentanyl, and Amphetamines. On 1/10/25, from 9:00am-12:00pm, the department interviewed staff (S1) regarding the allegation. C1 could not be interviewed because C1 is currently hospitalized. S1 denied the allegation that the Staff administered a felony drug to resident. Staff (S1) stated that the facility has never given a felony drug to the client (C1) or anyone else. S1 stated that on 01/07/2025 C1 was dropped off by the day program and C1 had feces all over C1s clothes because of uncontrollable diarrhea. S1 stated that S1 gave C1 a shower and took C1 to the hospital because C1 looked pale, weak, and unable to stand.
The hospital admitted C1 because of C1s symptoms, according to S1. S1 stated that subsequently, the hospital notified S1 that C1 had tested positive for Covid, and the drugs Fentanyl and Amphetamines. S1 stated that S1 did not know how C1 could have tested positive for those drugs because C1 is not a drug user, and the facility has not given any of those drugs to C1.
The Department reviewed the Unusual Incident/Injury Report (Dated: 1/07/25) about the hospitalization. The department also reviewed recent Medical Records for C1 (Dated: 01/07/2025, 12/26/2024, 12/06/2024, 12/05/2024) and the Medication Administration Records (Dated: 11/012024-01/08/2025). Medical Record (Dated: 01/07/25) on page 6 of 13 under Inpatient Progress Note, states that high suspicion of false positive tests due to patients Trazadone and Fanapt medication, per literature search. Additionally, the department reviewed the Medication Administration records and did not find any discrepancies. Further, the department received a follow up email from social worker at Harbor UCLA Medical Center stating that the hospitalist confirmed a false positive based on medication after further review.
Based on interviews and records reviewed, there is insufficient evidence to support the allegation that the Staff administered a felony drug to resident. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is Unsubstantiated.
No citations were issued.
An exit interview was conducted with Olakemi Moses, Administrator, and a hard copy of this Complaint Investigation Report was provided.
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