Please note: This section provides disciplinary details for decisions made public on
or after January 1, 2011.
Public decisions prior to this date may be found on the College website.
May prescribe opioids and benzodiazepines to inpatients. Treatment will not be continued by this physician following discharge unless it had been initiated by him prior to November 14, 2017.
Must post a College sign in the waiting room and examination rooms advising patients of prescribing restriction.
Will not provide new starts of opioids or benzodiazepines to office patients. New starts refer to treatment not already initiated by this physician.
Permitted to provide refills of Methadone treatment where Methadone was initiated by him or another physician, but will not initiate new treatment of Methadone.
May prescribe opioids and benzodiazepines in the Emergency Department setting for emergent care only. These prescriptions are limited to a maximum dose/amount and are not intended for ongoing treatment.