ANDERSON, SC (WYFF) - According to the State Law Enforcement Division, a nurse admitted to giving counterfeit licensing papers to her employers.
SLED says Denise Lynn Lollis has been working as a nurse in Anderson County without a license since 1985.
News 4 has obtained a copy of the arrest warrant and affidavit issued by SLED.
The
document says Lollis voluntarily wrote a statement to SLED where she
admitted she provided counterfeit licensing documents to her employers,
AnMed Health and Tri County Technical College, where she was a nursing
instructor.
The
affidavit states the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and
Regulation did confirm the licensing numbers Lollis used were not hers
and that she was never issued a nursing license.
Rebecca
Eidson with Tri County Technical College's public relations department
said Denise Lynn Lollis was on staff at the college until Aug. 9, 2012.
Her position was lab coordinator for licensed practical nursing. Eidson
would not say whether Lollis resigned, or was fired. She also would not
say if her departure stems from arrest. Lollis was hired at the college
in 1991.
One of
her former students tells News 4 that Lollis' arrest devastated her and
she says that she does not want to believe Lollis did anything wrong.
She said, "I don't condone it, but I knew the skills she had, I knew the
type of person she was as far as being a nurse and being a good human
being and trying to help people succeed."
AnMed
released a statement on Lollis, which said "...all nurses must produce a
valid nursing license each year to continue employment in the health
system. When Denise Lynn Lollis was unable to produce a valid license
earlier this year, AnMed Health contacted the appropriate authorities,
thus starting the investigation into Ms. Lollis's licensure."
"Ms.
Lollis, who had been working on an as-needed basis, was pulled from
patient care as soon as questions arose about her licensure. Her
employment at AnMed Health officially ended May 30, 2012. AnMed Health
has cooperated fully with this investigation and will continue to be
vigilant in our efforts to ensure employees are qualified to perform the
duties they are assigned."
Lollis was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond.
Original article posted by WYFF.
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Denise Lynn Lollis (Source: WYFF)
