Press Releases of Board Actions, January 10, 2015

Press Releases of Board Actions, January 10, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (01/20/2015)(readMedia)-- Bert D. Collier, M.D. #43492

621 North 77th Street

Milwaukee, WI 53213

Year of Birth: 1947

Date of Action: January 10, 2015

Nature of Misconduct: Unethical and unprofessional conduct.

Action Taken: Dr. Collier is reprimanded.

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Abdullahi D. Mursal, R.T. #3727

13304 Parkwood Drive, Apt. 104

Burnsville, MN 55337

Year of Birth: 1986

Date of Action: January 10, 2015

Nature of Misconduct: Unprofessional conduct.

Action Taken: Mr. Mursal's license is conditioned as follows:

1. He is reprimanded.

2. He shall practice in a pre-approved setting.

3. He shall obtain a pre-approved work-site monitor who shall submit reports every six months.

4. This Order shall remain in effect for a minimum of two years.

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Jack L. M. Mutnick, M.D. #48180

400 East 1st Street

Morris, MN 56267

Year of Birth: 1975

Date of Action: January 10, 2015

Nature of Misconduct: Violating a state or federal law; unethical conduct; unprofessional conduct; inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill due to illness; improper management of medical records; abusive or fraudulent billing practices; failure to make a report to the Board.

Action Taken: Dr. Mutnick's license is suspended. The suspension is stayed contingent upon his compliance with the following conditions:

1. He is reprimanded.

2. He shall not prescribe, administer, or dispense any prescription drug or drug sample for his own use or his family members' use.

3. He shall read the "Model Policy on the Use of Opioid Analgesics in the Treatment of Chronic Pain," adopted by the Executive Committee of the State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., and "Responsible Opioid Prescribing, A Clinician's Guide, Second Edition," by Scott M. Fishman, M.D.

4. He shall successfully complete, within six months, a pre-approved medical ethics course.

5. Following successful completion of the ethics course, he shall write and submit for approval, a paper discussing what he has learned and how he has implemented the knowledge into his practice.

6. He shall engage in therapy with a pre-approved psychiatrist or therapist, who shall submit quarterly reports to the Board.

7. He shall practice in a pre-approved setting.

8. He shall meet at least monthly with a pre-approved supervising physician who shall submit quarterly reports to the Board.

9. Within six months of the date of this Order, he shall submit to an audit of his practice.

10. He shall meet quarterly with a designated Board member.

11. He shall pay a civil penalty of $16,223.50.

12. This Order shall remain in effect for a minimum of two years.

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David S. Pecora, P.A. #10593

4013 Bel-Tree Drive NE

Bemidji, MN 56601

Year of Birth: 1963

Date of Action: November 26, 2014

Nature of Misconduct: Violating an Order of the Board.

Action Taken: Mr. Pecora's license is suspended.

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David S. Pecora, P.A. #10593

4013 Bel-Tree Drive NE

Bemidji, MN 56601

Year of Birth: 1963

Date of Action: January 10, 2015

Nature of Misconduct: Violating an Order of the Board; unprofessional conduct; inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to illness; becoming addicted or habituated to a drug or intoxicant.

Action Taken: Mr. Pecora's license is suspended as follows:

1. His license is indefinitely suspended.

2. During the suspension, he shall not practice as a physician assistant in Minnesota.

3. He shall sign releases allowing the Board access to all medical, mental health, evaluation, therapy, chemical dependency, or other records.

4. He may petition for reinstatement of his license upon submission of satisfactory evidence that he is fit and competent to resume practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients.

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John R. Stroemer, M.D. #25233

13550 Scandia Trail North

P. O. Box 159

Scandia, MN 55073

Year of Birth: 1950

Date of Action: January 10, 2015

Action Taken: Dr. Stroemer's Order, dated November 8, 2014, is amended to include the following conditions:

1. He is prohibited from ordering, prescribing, dispensing, and/or administering Schedule II through V controlled substances.

2. He may petition to resume ordering, prescribing, dispensing, and/or administering Schedule II through V controlled substances no sooner than 12 months from the date of this order.

3. Six months after he is authorized to resume ordering, prescribing, dispensing and/or administering controlled substances, he shall undergo an audit of his prescribing practices.

4. Upon being authorized to resume ordering, prescribing, dispensing and/or administering controlled substances shall maintain a daily log of all controlled substance prescriptions.

5. He shall meet monthly with a pre-approved, on-site supervising physician who shall submit quarterly reports to the Board. Upon being authorized to resume ordering, prescribing, dispensing and/or administering controlled substances, the quarterly reports shall include a review of a random sampling of Dr. Stroemer's patient charts and prescription log.