Incident 40045
Incident 40045
Attorney General Andy Beshear and the Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse indicted a Richmond Recovery Center doctor and nurse on multiple felony charges.
Attorney General Andy Beshear and the Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse indicted a Richmond Recovery Center doctor and nurse on multiple felony charges.
The two were supposed to help treat drug addiction.
A grand jury indicted Dr. Martin Barrios of Lexington on two counts of Medicaid fraud, one count of drug trafficking and one count of unauthorized dispensing, prescribing, distributing or administering a controlled substance.
The grand jury also indicted the nurse, Stacy Engle of Hazard, on one count of unauthorized dispensing, prescribing, distributing or administering a controlled substance.
Effective May 8, 2019, the DEA revoked Barrios’ DEA Certificate of Registration.
Approximate date(s) of the diversion:
03/22/2018
Where the Diversion Occurred:
Richmond Recovery Center
1049 Center Dr, Richmond, KY 40475, USA
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Hospital
Person Diverting:
Stacy Engle
Profession of the person diverting:
Nurse
Has the incident been reported?
e.g. to local law enforcement, county board of health, state licensure board, and/or federal DEA or FDA authorities?
Yes
To whom has the incident been reported?
Local Law Enforcement, , and/or federal DEA or FDA authorities?
