Multiple pain clinics in Florida and Texas have been forced to shut down by law enforcement officials, according to several news report.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 76 individuals and seized more than 28,000 prescription pills in "Operation Pain Killer II," an aggressive two-month initiative targeting Central Florida prescription drug traffickers. Two Orange County pain management clinics, A-Stop Pain Management and Total Medical Express of Orlando, were closed by the Florida Department of Health during the course of the operation due to license violations.
Additionally, the Oaks Medical Clinic, a pain management clinic in Highlands, Texas, was forced to stop operations after an investigation by the state medical board, according to a Star Courier news report. The clinic's certificate was suspended. Three other pain management clinics faced similar penalties.
Under a new Texas law that went into effect Sept. 2010, all pain clinics must be owned by a physician or medical director who works on-site at least one-third of the clinic's operating hours. The Texas Medical Board found the four pain management clinics were owned by Danny A. Muhammed, Durce Muhammed and Tamu Muhammad, none of whom are physicians or medical directors.
Read other coverage about pain clinics:
- DEA Agents Arrest Physicians, Owners in Florida Pill Mill Raid
- Fla. County Commissioners Seek Ban on Pain Clinics
- Florida Society of Pain Management Providers Applauds New Pain Clinic Regulations
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 76 individuals and seized more than 28,000 prescription pills in "Operation Pain Killer II," an aggressive two-month initiative targeting Central Florida prescription drug traffickers. Two Orange County pain management clinics, A-Stop Pain Management and Total Medical Express of Orlando, were closed by the Florida Department of Health during the course of the operation due to license violations.
Additionally, the Oaks Medical Clinic, a pain management clinic in Highlands, Texas, was forced to stop operations after an investigation by the state medical board, according to a Star Courier news report. The clinic's certificate was suspended. Three other pain management clinics faced similar penalties.
Under a new Texas law that went into effect Sept. 2010, all pain clinics must be owned by a physician or medical director who works on-site at least one-third of the clinic's operating hours. The Texas Medical Board found the four pain management clinics were owned by Danny A. Muhammed, Durce Muhammed and Tamu Muhammad, none of whom are physicians or medical directors.
Read other coverage about pain clinics:
- DEA Agents Arrest Physicians, Owners in Florida Pill Mill Raid
- Fla. County Commissioners Seek Ban on Pain Clinics
- Florida Society of Pain Management Providers Applauds New Pain Clinic Regulations