WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – On September 5, 2025, Elizabeth Rainwater, a former nurse charged with impersonating a licensed professional and fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance, was arrested and booked into the Williamson County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
On November 15, 2024, special agents, acting on a tip from the Tennessee Department of Health, began investigating Elizabeth Rainwater.
According to the TBI, during the investigation, agents learned in August 2024, Rainwater surrendered her Registered Nurse license as part of a plea deal but continued working as a nurse at a nursing home in Franklin until September 10th.
During that time frame of several weeks, agents learned Rainwater diverted controlled substances, including opioids, from residents at the facility.
The investigation by TBI’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division resulted in the indictment and arrest of the former nurse charged with impersonating a licensed professional and fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance.
On June 4th, a Williamson County Grand Jury indicted Rainwater, charging her with one count of Impersonating a Licensed Professional and 19 counts of Fraudulent Obtaining a Controlled Substance.
On September 5th, TBI Special Agents, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and Smyrna Police Department arrested Rainwater and booked her into the Williamson County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
There are no further details available at this time.
