Jong H. Bek, M.D., Revocation of Registration

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration On August 16, 2002, the Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), issued a Notice of Immediate Suspension of Registration and Order to Show Cause to Jong H. Bek, M.D. (Dr. Bek), notifying him of an opportunity to show cause as to why DEA should not revoke his DEA Certificate of Registration, AB5580243, as a practitioner, and deny any pending applications for renewal or modification, for reason that Dr. Bek's continued registration would be inconsistent with the public interest, as that term is used in 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(4) . The Notice of Suspension, Order to Show Cause further informed Dr. Bek of the suspension of his DEA Certificate of Registration, as an imminent danger to the public health or safety pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 824(d) . The Notice of Suspension, Order to Show Cause alleged, in part, that Dr. Bek repeatedly prescribed controlled substances to undercover law enforcement personnel without a legitimate medical purpose, and was arrested on state felony murder charges after prescribing Xanax (a Schedule IV controlled substance) to two patients who subsequently overdosed on a combination of Xanax and heroin. It was further alleged that on July 25, 2002, the Indiana Medical Board issued a 90-day emergency suspension of Dr. Bek's medical license, thus, rendering him without authorization to practice medicine or handle controlled substances during the period of suspension. Finally the Notice of S…