The 2 physicians charged in reference to Matthew Perry‘s demise not solely nonetheless have their medical licenses, however they will nonetheless — SHOCKINGLY — prescribe medicine to any of their sufferers, TMZ has realized.
Final week, Dr. Mark Chavez and Dr. Salvador Plasencia have been charged with illegally conspiring to produce ketamine to the late “Friends” star.
TMZ then broke the story … the California State Medical Board launched an investigation into each medical doctors, however saved their medical licenses energetic with out disciplining them.
Now, we have realized the State Medical Board has put ZERO restrictions on the medical doctors’ licenses, which means they will prescribe critical drugs to anybody similar to they have been accused of doing within the Perry case and nonetheless observe.
The Board issued us this official assertion … “Both licenses are current and active and the Board has not imposed any restrictions on them.”
Talking of the Perry case, Dr. Chavez has already minimize a cope with prosecutors, pleading responsible to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.
Prosecutors say Chavez admitted to promoting the drug to Dr. Plasencia, after he obtained the ketamine by writing fraudulent prescriptions.
Plasencia would usually inject Matthew with huge doses of ketamine … even administering the drug at Perry’s house. Based on court docket docs, Plasencia referred to Perry as a “moron” in a single textual content message to Chavez, whereas questioning how a lot the actor would pay for ketamine.
Plasencia is charged with conspiracy to distribute ketamine, distribution of ketamine leading to demise, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and altering and falsifying information associated to a federal investigation. He is pleaded not responsible.
