Medical Board Revokes Dr. Hany Assad's License effective Nov 23, 2009 (Page 1 of 2)

To answer your question, I'm going to quote a post on another forum that directly addresses this topic:

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• There's no difference whether the patient is male or female, they're all invalid.

• As far as recourse... you could perhaps request a refund from Norcal Healthcare/Hany Assad, but I don't think that's likely. IF a doctor were to step in and take over Assad's practice, they might offer a discount for former patients—HOWEVER—given that Hany didn't follow the basic Med Board guidelines and didn't keep the kinds of medical records really needed (if he kept anything at all, beyond the money), purchasing his medical practice would not be a wise investment for any legitimate doctor. Hany's former patients would be clamoring for a discount/free 'renewal,' but in order to do things legitimately, the new doctor would need to do all of the work that was never done—real medical exam, collecting/consulting with the original treating physician for documentation, etc.  - all that either at a cut-rate discount or free.

• As far as the State MPP cards go, I hope dispensaries take this as a clue that the State Cards are NOT a valid indicator of whether or not a patient is currently legal for Medical Marijuana (they simply imply that the holder had a Doctor's Recommendation for MMJ when they went to apply for the State Card, as the state cards are issued for one year from the date of application, regardless of what the Dr.'s Recommendation says). 

  So while a patient of Hany Assad might have a State MPP Card with dates that might appear to be current, because their recommendation for medical marijuana is no longer valid, they are no longer legal for medical marijuana. The State Card (or any card) is not what makes you legal—the Doctor's Recommendation of MMJ is.

I know that a lot of people that "get legal" via the script mill operations, the shady doctors, the places that don't comply with the Med Board Guidelines -and then go and get the State ID Card so that they can show that instead of their Recommendation from their Doctor - in a way, 'whitewashing' or making their recommendation 'official.'  They know that a Assad rec was already of questionable veracity in the eyes of the legitimate world, just like the kids know that their Medicann rec will get laughed at by law enforcement...

it's no secret to anyone - law enforcement, the good dispensaries & clubs, the legal system (judges, DA's, etc), the general public, and the real doctors - what kind of quality (or lack thereof) the crap docs crank out - I've lost count of how many docs Medicann has gone through (though it's hard to forget Dr. Richardson, the one with the foot fetish who probably did the first hands-on exam in Medicann history!), and yet Talleyrand keeps his license and all his millions. Then there's Alfonso Jimenez, who lost his license, and didn't even get probation! the do-it-yourself defense crowd gets probation! Jimenez even had Bruce Margolin and the not-so-expert David Bearman working on his case!, Gillespie of Green Relief, Sterner of San Diego, and we could go on and on.

Would it really be terribly hard for these so-called 'doctors' to actually just COMPLY with the extremely basic Med Board Guidelines?

I've asked it this way because Assad has been able to see ONLY male patients since around 2006.
Check the CA Medical Board info regarding his restrictions that were in place long before this recent issue/revocation.
It's unavailable right now, "The License Lookup System is currently unavailable. Due to scheduled maintenance, the system is unavailable daily from 3:00 A.M. (PST) to 5:30 A.M. (PST) and from Sunday night at 8:45 P.M.(PST) to Monday morning at 6:30 A.M.(PST)."

Dr Assad has nothing to do with MediCann.
He is operating as NorCAL Healthcard.

Could you explain what you mean by rec mill? If you call Medicann and ask them for what you would need for a rec they will tell you to bring your med history..

this is the same information we received from the CA Med Board.
His status at the time of issue is what makes the recommendation valid until the expiration date.

A MMJ rec. is not a prescription and the same rules do not apply.

Patient Kimberly had a co-recommend with Dr. Mikuriya.  Wen he passed there was no question - even by the pricks up in Siskiyou - that his rec was valid until the expiration date.

The CA Medical Board statement to me last week is the same as info received today from the county Public Health Branch MMP agent who spoke directly with her state medical board/MMP contacts.
"Valid to expiration date." Recs and MMP cards. MUST have been issued before Oct 23rd CMB decision.

Assad is (according to NorCal offices) selling his business, patient lists, etc. so theoretically another physician in good standing will soon be following up his patients.

Last edited by LindaAnne (2009-11-02 09:38:29)

me too, jeanne71366! And I still want it in writing!!

I have been warning patients to expect this for over a year, and have been asking Drs, the PH Branch and the CA Med Board the hypothetical question - but no official wanted to respond until it was a "REAL" issue.

so im trying to research this so i can combat the invalidness of my licence.... i just got it 2 months ago.....

has anyone found the code section number that says my licence is still good because it was issued when  dr. assad was still in good standing?????

how bout this.

you get arrested and need your dr. to come and testify. Do you want a dr. with a license or without a license and in bad standing with the state. ME? i want a dr. with a license who could also hypothetically prescribe me vicodin, marijuana, or anything else a respected physician can do in the past, current and future, but definitely not anymore.

I'd also like to throw out holla to my spell check. Without it, none of this would hev been possible ot read : )-"""""