Luckett’s medical license following an incident while on supervised probation

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure has placed Owensboro physician Dr. Jeremy Luckett’s license on probation following incidents related to his supervision of physician assistant Julie Anne Salisbury.

According to the order, on May 6, 2021, Luckett completed an application for supervision of Salisbury and accepted responsibility for the care of the patients she provided there. Salisbury treated and prescribed controlled substances to a patient with a history of drug abuse. The patient died of an overdose on June 12.

When asked about this, Luckett did not comment until publication.

The committee later launched an investigation into Luckett in connection with his oversight of Salisbury.

The report shows that the board opened a separate investigation into Luckett in February 2023 after a complaint from an Owensboro-based gynecologist. The local doctor raised concerns after reviewing a KASPER form, which facilities use to determine whether there has been any inappropriate prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances by employees.

The KASPER report revealed that a prescription for Endocet was issued every 30 days. The prescription quantity was 360 tablets for 30 days. The complainant raised the possibility that the patient was misusing the narcotics, as she stated that she only took one or two tablets per day.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) completed a report in July 2023. The report raised concerns about Luckett’s prescribing practices and recommended a review of 18 medical records, including that of the patient named above.

After the review, the board counsel concluded that Luckett fell below the minimum standard in four of the 18 charts reviewed.

In January of this year, Luckett’s attorney responded to the board that he had already implemented several recommended changes and improvements to his practices.

These changes included reiterating to staff the need to obtain KASPER reports every three months, looking for cases of patients filling prescription drug quantities that would last more than one month, and conducting urine drug tests (UDS) on patients receiving prescriptions for controlled drugs.

According to the same statement, Luckett also increased documentation of follow-up tests when UDS results do not match a patient’s prescription by placing urine drug testing cups in patient rooms, creating a report of all patients with current opioid prescriptions to determine which patients should be prescribed naloxone, and issuing additional naloxone prescriptions for patients identified during the review. He also promised to use naloxone more frequently where indicated and increase documentation of conversations with toxicologists and cases of prescription of multiple controlled substances.

After reviewing Luckett’s response, the board counsel agreed to remove three of the charts because they no longer considered them to be below minimum standards. However, she did not change her opinion regarding Luckett’s treatment of the aforementioned patient.

The order agreed to between the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure and Luckett provides for a probationary period of five years from the date of its issuance: May 16, 2024. Luckett must also maintain a controlled substance inventory and submit to inspection by the board at any time at his own expense.

Luckett must enroll in a proper prescribing course and the ProBe program, pay $1,050 in restitution to the board, and may be suspended or restricted by emergency order if the board has reasonable grounds to believe he has violated the terms of his probation.

Luckett is currently the board president of Owensboro Public Schools. Luckett was also the former owner of the Peach Cobbler Factory on KY 54, which closed last January.

Read the full agreed order below.