Former nurse accused of taking controlled substances from Franklin nursing home residents
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A former nurse is facing charges in Williamson County following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division.
The TBI said special agents, acting on a tip from the Tennessee Department of Health, started investigating Elizabeth Rainwater on Nov. 15, 2024.
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Over the course of the investigation, authorities said they learned Rainwater surrendered her Registered Nurse license in August 2024 as part of a plea deal, but she kept working as a nurse at a Franklin nursing home until Sept. 10, 2024. During those weeks, Rainwater allegedly diverted controlled substances — including opioids — from residents at the facility.
According to officials, a Williamson County grand jury indicted the 54-year-old on June 4, charging her with one count of impersonating a licensed professional and 19 counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance.
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The TBI said its special agents — with some help from the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Smyrna Police Department — arrested Rainwater on Friday, Sept. 5 and booked her into the Williamson County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
No additional details have been released about this case.
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