[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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