The Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners has obtained the voluntary, temporary license suspension of Dr. Liviu T. Holca, a Manahawkin physician accused of illegally distributing highly addictive opiate painkillers with no medical justification. The suspension was obtained in lieu of a disciplinary hearing by the Board, and will remain in place pending further order of the Board. “Ocean County has seen the worst of New Jersey’s deadly opiate epidemic, with an alarming number of recent overdose deaths. This doctor allegedly pocketed large sums of cash while perpetuating his own county’s public health crisis,” Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. “This swift enforcement action is part of our effort to halt the deaths and ruined lives caused by opiate abuse.” Holca was arrested on January 24, 2014 by Ocean County law enforcement personnel and charged with prescribing quantities of CDS without medical necessity, along with other charges. The arrest followed a joint investigation led by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. During the investigation, Holca allegedly wrote prescriptions for hundreds of Percocet and Xanax pills for an undercover officer whom Holca believed to be a patient. The undercover officer repeatedly told Holca that she did not need the pills for any medical reason, but that she took them because they made her “feel good” and that she also gave them to friends.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:44:52 +0000
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