[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

 

John Thomas Morrison, D.P.M.; Revocation of Registration

    On March 2, 1994, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), issued an 
Order on Show Cause to John Thomas Morrison, D.P.M., of Port Orchard, 
Washington, proposing to revoke his DEA Certificate of Registration, 
AM2446006, and to deny any pending applications for registration as a 
practitioner. 21 U.S.C. 823(f) (1992). The basis for the Order to Show 
Cause was that Dr. Morrison lacked authority to handle controlled 
substances in the State of Washington. 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3).
    The Order to Show Cause was personally served on Dr. Morrison by 
DEA investigators on March 2, 1994. More than thirty days have passed 
since the Order to Show Cause was served on Dr. Morrison. The Drug 
Enforcement Administration has received no response from Dr. Morrison 
or anyone purporting to represent him. Therefore, pursuant to 21 CFR 
1301.54(d), the Deputy Administrator finds that Dr. Morrison has waived 
his opportunity for a hearing on the issues raised by the Order to Show 
Cause. The Deputy Administrator has carefully considered the 
investigative file in this matter and enters his final order based on 
the provisions of 21 CFR 1301.54(e) and 1301.57.
    The Deputy Administrator finds that on May 7, 1993, the State of 
Washington Department of Health Podiatric Medical Board (Podiatric 
Board) found that Dr. Morrison had engaged in unprofessional conduct. 
As a result the Podiatric Board revoked Dr. Morrison's privilege to 
practice podiatric medicine and surgery in the State of Washington and 
revoked his privilege to prescribe controlled substances. Accordingly, 
Dr. Morrison is not authorized to administer, dispense, prescribe, or 
otherwise handle controlled substances in the State of Washington 
wherein he is registered with the DEA.
    The Deputy Administrator has consistently held that DEA cannot 
maintain the registration of a practitioner who is without State 
authority to handle controlled substances. Nathaniel S. Lehrman, M.D., 
59 FR 44780 (1994) and Franz A. Arakaky, M.D., 59 FR 42074 (1994); see 
also Elliot Monroe, M.D., 57 FR 23246 (1992) and Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 
FR 11920 (1987).
    Based on the foregoing, the Deputy Administrator of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration concludes that Dr. Morrison's DEA 
registration must be revoked. 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3). Accordingly, the 
Deputy Administrator, pursuant to the authority vested in him by 21 
U.S.C. 823 and 824 and 28 CFR 0.100(b) and 0.104 (59 FR 23637), hereby 
orders that DEA Certificate of Registration, AM2446006, previously 
issued to John Thomas Morrison, D.P.M., be, and it hereby is, revoked, 
and that any pending applications for renewal of such registration, be, 
and they hereby are, denied.
    This order is effective November 2, 1994.

    Dated: October 26, 1994.
Stephen H. Greene,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-27077 Filed 11-1-94; 8:45 am]
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