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A Bakersfield nurse is facing felony charges after investigators said she wrote prescriptions for herself for controlled substances by falsifying physicians’ signatures, according to the state Department of Consumer Affairs’ Division of Investigation.
Jasmine Hill was taken into custody Oct. 6 and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on 10 charges including identity theft, perjury and illegally issuing prescriptions, according to a Department of Consumer Affairs news release.
The investigation found that Hill, a nurse practitioner, wrote a prescription for herself that included controlled substances, then used the signature stamp of a co-worker physician to sign the prescription form, the release said. She’s accused of making false entries into her own medical record to make it appear that the physician had authorized the prescription.
Other prescriptions were found which appeared to have been falsified by Hill using the signature of a second physician, according to the release.
In addition to forging prescription records, Hill obtained a Department of Motor Vehicles disabled placard after submitting a placard application that included what investigators believe was a forged signature of her co-worker physician, the news release said.
At her arraignment, the release says, the Board of Registered Nursing is expected to request that the judge issue an order to restrict or suspend Hill’s ability to practice as a nurse during the duration of the criminal case.