DEA Revokes Arizona Nurse's License Over Drug Violations
Published Date: 4/22/2025
Notice
Summary
Svetlana Burtman, a nurse practitioner in Arizona, had her DEA registration suspended and is facing revocation because she broke important rules about handling controlled substances. The government found she gave out drugs from an unregistered location and didn’t keep proper records, which could risk public safety. This decision means she can’t legally dispense these drugs anymore, and her new clinic’s registration was also denied.
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DEA Registration Revoked for Practitioner
The Drug Enforcement Administration agreed to revoke Svetlana Burtman’s DEA Certificate of Registration No. MB2645767 and suspended that registration after an Order to Show Cause on December 28, 2023. The Decision and Order (published April 22, 2025) means she can no longer legally dispense or administer controlled substances under that registration.
New Clinic Registration Denied
The DEA denied Respondent’s application for a separate registration for her Green Valley Clinic (application No. W23106194M), and the Agency found she dispensed controlled substances at that unregistered location. The Agency’s findings note she dispensed at Green Valley after July 19, 2023 and that the GVC application was not approved.
Separate Registration Required per Location
The Agency reaffirmed that each principal place of business where controlled substances are dispensed requires a separate DEA registration under 21 CFR 1301.12(a). The Decision points to the Green Valley Clinic as an unregistered location where dispensing occurred, citing dispensing logs and admissions.
Strict Recordkeeping and Dispensing Log Rules Enforced
The Agency found Respondent failed to maintain complete, readily retrievable records of controlled substances received (citing 21 U.S.C. 827 and 21 CFR 1304.04/1304.21) and failed to keep required dispensing logs (21 CFR 1304.22(c)). The missing Tucson purchase invoice records and incomplete dispensing logs were relied on in the Agency’s decision.
Must Accept Responsibility to Retain Registration
The Decision reiterates that a registrant seeking to retain or regain a DEA registration must unequivocally accept responsibility for misconduct and demonstrate they will not reoffend. The Agency found Respondent minimized her unlawful conduct and did not meet that standard.
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