[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 38368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18378]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
James Simon Tashjian, M.D.
Revocation of Registration
On December 12, 1994, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), issued an
Order to Show Cause to James Simon Tashjian, M.D., at 3657 Grand
Avenue, Oakland, California proposing to revoke his DEA Certificate of
Registration, AT8440668, and to deny any pending applications for
renewal of such registration as a practitioner under 21 U.S.C. 823(f).
The proposed action was predicated on Dr. Tashjian's lack of
authorization to handle controlled substances in the State of
California.
The DEA received the return receipt which indicated that the Order
to Show Cause was accepted on December 19, 1994. More than thirty days
have elapsed since the Order to Show Cause was served and the DEA has
received no response from Dr. Tashjian. The Deputy Administrator finds
that Dr. Tashjian has waived his opportunity for a hearing and hereby
issues his final order in this matter. 21 CFR 1301.54 and 1301.57.
The Deputy Administrator finds that on November 25, 1991, the
Pennsylvania Board of Medicine entered into a Consent Agreement and
Order with Dr. Tashjian which provided for the voluntary surrender of
his license to practice medicine. The Consent Agreement and Order also
provided that Dr. Tashjian was preluded from ever applying for
reactivation, renewal or reinstatement of his medical license in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
On August 31, 1992, the California Medical Board filed an
Accusation against Dr. Tashjian. The Accusation was based on the
disciplinary action taken by the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine. On
August 12, 1993, the California Medical Board issued a Default Decision
and Order revoking Dr. Tashjian's medicial license, thereby terminating
his authority to prescribe, dispense, administer or otherwise handle
controlled substances in that state.
The DEA does not have the stuatory authority under the Controlled
Substances Act to issue or maintain a registration if the applicant or
registrant is without state authority to handle controlled substances.
See 21 U.S.C. 801(21), 21 U.S.C. 823(f) and 824(a)(3). This prerequiste
has been consistently upheld. See, Lawson A. Akpulonu, M.D., 60 FR
33434 (1995); Robert C. Davis, M.D., 59 FR 66049 (1994); Elliott F.
Monroe, M.D., 57 FR 23246 (1992); Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR 11919
(1988); Avner Kauffman, M.D., 50 FR 34208 (1985).
The Deputy Administrator finds that Dr. Tashjian is not currently
licensed to practice medicine or authorized to handle controlled
substances in the State of California. Therefore, his DEA registration
must be revoked.
Accordingly, the Deputy administrator of the DEA, pursuant to the
authority vested in him by 21 U.S.C. 823 and 824 and 28 CFR 0.100(b)
and 0.104, hereby orders that DEA Certificate of Registration
AT8440668, previously issued to James Simon Tashjian, M.D., be, and it
hereby is, revoked. The Deputy Administrator further orders that any
pending applications for the renewal of such registration, be, and they
hereby are, denied. This order is effective August 25, 1995.
Dated: July 19, 1995.
Stephen H. Greene,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-18378 Filed 7-25-95; 8:45 am]
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