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News Release — March 25, 2002
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
March 25, 2002
Medical Board Investigators Arrest Unlicensed
Individual in L.A.
SACRAMENTO-Investigators for the Medical Board of California arrested Humberto Roque Equihua, who is not licensed to practice medicine, on March 21, 2002 after he treated a patient in Los Angeles. The patient was given two injections by Equihua, who also called in prescriptions for Ibuprofen and prednisone using the name of a properly licensed physician. When the patient's infection worsened, the patient saw a licensed physician, who advised him to contact the Medical Board.
The case was filed with the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, and Equihua was charged with violating Business and Professions Code sections 2053 (unlicensed practice risking great bodily harm, serious illness or death); and 4140 (illegal possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe). He was booked into the Los Angeles County Jail.
Patients who believe they have been treated by unlicensed individuals are encouraged to contact the Medical Board of California's toll-free complaint line at (800) 633-2322. To determine if an individual is a licensed physician, please contact the Board at (916) 263-2382, or visit the Board's Web site at www.medbd.ca.gov.
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The Medical Board of California is the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating physicians in this state.
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