However, there are notable conditions attached to Dr. Plasencia’s reopening. He must inform all patients about his ongoing criminal case and the revocation of his DEA registration, which prohibited him from prescribing controlled substances, including ketamine. This is particularly significant, as ketamine was the drug involved in the actor’s tragic accident.

Moreover, Dr. Plasencia is only permitted to distribute non-controlled medications, such as antibiotics. Patients must also provide written consent to continue receiving treatment from him.

Dr. Plasencia’s attorney, Stefan Sacks, emphasized that the doctor had stopped treating the actor several weeks prior to his passing. Sacks views the case against Dr. Plasencia as an instance of federal overreach.

Dr. Plasencia is one of the two physicians charged with illegally conspiring to supply ketamine to the late actor. He has pleaded not guilty, whereas the other doctor, Mark Chavez, has entered a plea deal.