"San Jose's auditor is recommending a slew of changes to improve drug storage and oversight protocols at the city's fire department, following the April arrest of a captain for allegedly tampering with and stealing medication. The incident spurred the department to request a review by the city's auditor, which outlined seven recommendations to prevent that from happening again. These controls are in line with what we saw in other jurisdictions, supervising auditor Alison Pauly said at last week's Public Safety Committee meeting."
"There are a few aspects of fire's current inventory management practices that should be formalized into policy. These include clarifying the requirements for daily and periodic reviews of the controlled substance boxes, storage of medications on reserve apparatus, and the protocols for remote handoffs of medications. As part of an agreement with Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services, the San Jose Fire Department provides advanced life support and has access to controlled substances, such as morphine and midazolam."
San Jose's auditor recommended multiple changes to drug storage and oversight protocols at the fire department following an April arrest of a captain for alleged tampering and theft of medication. The auditor outlined seven recommendations and noted recommended controls align with practices in other jurisdictions. Inventory management practices require formal policy for daily and periodic reviews, storage on reserve apparatus, and remote handoff protocols. The fire department provides advanced life support under agreement with Santa Clara County EMS and has access to controlled substances including morphine and midazolam. A search tied the suspect to multiple department vial caps and vials, and criminal charges were filed.
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