GLOUCESTER TWP. — A Blackwood doctor has agreed to surrender his medical license for two years and never again prescribe opioid painkillers to end an investigation by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners.
The board accused Dr. Ronald Intelisano of “indiscriminate prescribing of Controlled Dangerous Substances” in the complaint filed Nov. 14.
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Intelisano was a gastroenterologist who last practiced at South Jersey Medical Associates at 1504 Blackwood Clementon Road. He did not admit any wrongdoing in signing the agreement Jan. 17.
The board said it found evidence Intelisano was prescribing drugs in violation of the board regulations and was thus a danger to the public. The body made the determination based on patient records that were also reviewed by an expert, according to the agreement.
In signing the agreement, Intelisano agreed to a two-year active suspension of his medical license followed by a three-year probationary period. During his suspension he cannot enter his former medical practice and must financially divest himself from it.
He is allowed to reapply for his registration to prescribe controlled substances after two years, according to the agreement, but will be barred from ever prescribing schedule II drugs.
Those drugs have a “high potential for abuse” and dependence, including opioid painkillers and stimulants like Adderall, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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He also agreed to pay $15,000 to cover the cost of the board’s investigation.
The board acknowledged that it entered the agreement with Intelisano over the objection of Attorney General Christopher Perrino.
A spokeswoman for Perrino told the Courier-Post, which first reported on the suspension, that Perrino objected because he felt the penalty was not strict enough.
Calls to Intelisano’s home and his attorney, Julie Marzano, were not returned Tuesday morning.
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