The Medical Board of California, established under the California Medical Practice Act, is the oldest of the 40 professional boards under the jurisdiction of the Department of Consumer Affairs, with a history of nearly 150 years.

Its headquarters are located in the capital city of Sacramento, also known as Sacramento. Of course, there are also regional offices in the state's major cities.

The team is made up of people from the headquarters and the San Francisco branch office!

Among the six people, four of them are well-known doctors and medical doctors from major hospitals, and the team leader is also a senior professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Eric Pasente. The deputy leader was Sam Drake, MD, from Stanford University Healthcare.

This time, the California Medical Board took the case very seriously, so a member of the committee was sent to lead the team.

"Is Dr. Zhou from your clinic here?" After the task force entered, Sam Drake, the deputy team leader, glanced inside the clinic and saw a beautiful blonde girl in the front hall, so he couldn't help but ask.

Dr. Sam was a woman, thirty-five or sixteen years old, with short blond hair and a round face, who looked very shrewd and capable, but not relatable.

The beautiful little blonde girl was Ava, and when she saw so many uninvited guests, not like customers, all dressed formally, but a bit like a government official, she couldn't help but panic slightly, and then after calming down a little, she said with a smile: "Here you are." Is there anything you're looking for him? ”

Dr. Sam said, "We are part of the California Medical Board's special investigation team, and we came here because we received a report that Dr. Zhou needed to cooperate with the investigation in some cases!" ”

"Huh? Okay, okay, Dr. Zhou is busy upstairs, I'll call it right away! Ava hurried up, leaving the team downstairs to wait.

Soon, Zhou Qiao walked down quickly and greeted Sam and the others!

"Good morning, everyone. I am Zhou Qiao, if there is anything that needs my cooperation, I will do my best! Zhou Qiao was also a little apprehensive in his heart, and he didn't know why the other party suddenly came to the door.

Is it because of the fact that he treats the gangsters? Probably not, right? Except for Elena and Ava, and the members of the gang itself, no one knows, huh?

Dr. Sam glanced at Zhou Qiao deeply, and said, "I am Sam Drake, the deputy leader of the task force, and this is my ID." ”

So, he showed the document to Zhou Qiao.

Zhou Qiao took it with both hands, checked it carefully, and returned it to the other party, and Sam gave a brief introduction to the group members.

Hearing that they were all big guys, Zhou Qiao suddenly stood in awe, greeted them one by one, and smiled so hard that his face stiffened!

There is no way, treating it politely is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation!

(Specially, don't dare to be rude, you have a straight face, people may be more and more powerful, and if there is no problem, I will find out the fault for you!) ）

It's just, why is there a superfluous idle person on the side? Sam didn't introduce him, and Zhou Qiao glanced at the man in surprise and nodded slightly at him.

The other party was Kainz, his eyes squinted to the sky, and he didn't care about Zhou Qiao's nod at all.

The other party was so arrogant, Zhou Qiao didn't take the initiative to say hello, then looked at Dr. Sam and asked cautiously, "I don't know why?" ”

Dr. Sam said, "We've been told that you're practicing medicine illegally. ”

Zhou Qiao couldn't help but subconsciously glance at the arrogant Cainz, and said in his heart, could it be this old boy's good deed? Where did I offend you?!

As everyone knows, his instinct was right!

Zhou Qiao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't track down his affairs with the gangsters. However, on second thought, even if it was to be investigated, it should have been the police, not some medical committee.

Just now, I was a thief!

He waved his hand and said, "Illegal medical practice, absolutely nothing!" How is that possible? I'm a law-abiding citizen. The Iris Clinic has a wide range of licenses, including my personal doctor's license, prescribing authority, and personal DEA number. Well, if you really want to say that there is no, it can only be that there is no professional certification. ”

Specialty certification is a self-set norm set by medical industry associations, although it is very important, but it has no legal status, that is, a doctor with a doctor's license without a specialty qualification can legally practice medicine, but a doctor with a specialty certification but without a license is not.

As for drug licenses, states do not only establish their own prescribing rights (drug licenses), but also require licensed doctors to apply for and obtain a personal DEA number from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in accordance with the federal controlled substances law. Every prescription issued by a doctor must include one's name, license number, and DEA number.

Seeing that the people in the task force were looking at him, Zhou Qiao didn't defend himself and went straight to the real chapter!

"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait in the rest area for a while, and I'll go get the information right away. Elena, Ava, help make a few cups of coffee! ”

Zhou Qiao nodded at everyone, and then immediately turned around and went upstairs.

Elena and Ava came out to greet everyone and offered each a cup of coffee.

The little nurses of the twins were also worried, and they looked at each other with a sense of apprehension.

The Iris Clinic does not have a meeting room, but the lounge area is spacious enough with three round tables and nine stools, as well as a long sofa. There are some potted plants by the window, and irises are one of the most representative plants.

It's just that this season, the flowering period has long passed, but the oblong oval fruit on top is quite unique.

This fruit is slightly toxic and cannot be eaten directly, but it has very good medicinal value, which can invigorate blood and remove stasis, dispel wind and dampness, and can also detoxify, and it is also good for bruises.

Kainz sat in the corner of the lounge area and got a cup of coffee, because Elena and Ava didn't know him, and thought he was a member of the investigation team.

"Hehe, that Zhou Qiao didn't come down for a long time, I guess he couldn't get the documents!"

"How long has he been in the United States? Even if he uses his Chinese academic qualifications to certify, it is impossible to get a doctor's license so quickly, most of them are practicing medicine illegally, haha, I'm too smart! Wait a minute, and there's a good show to watch! ”

"Well, these two little twin nurses are really beautiful, they should get them to my red-headed gull clinic, bring me tea and water every day, pinch my feet and beat my back, haha, don't be too comfortable!"

Just when Kainz squinted his eyes and imagined, a little intoxicated, a hearty voice pulled him back to reality!

"Professor Pasente, Dr. Drake, this is my residency license." The reason why Zhou Qiao came down so late was because he was struggling with whether to take out all the two certificates just now.

Because, at his age, it's normal to have a resident doctor's license, but the attending doctor? It's a bit shocking, he is afraid that the other party will not believe it, and if there is another trouble, the gain will outweigh the loss.

Although the system is very powerful and the supporting information is complete, what if some loopholes are found?

So, he only showed his residency license first. If you send them away, you'll be fine!

Professor Pasente took it, looked at it carefully, and then passed it on to the rest of the group.

After reading it, everyone unanimously agreed that there was no problem.

Among them, there is also a member who is responsible for managing the license, and he specially called back and asked his colleagues to help check it, and it can also be found on the Internet, which is genuine!

Hearing this conclusion, Keynz was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" How long has he been in the United States? ”

Professor Pasont shrugged: "The license is real!" ”

Kainz was a little dumbfounded, his mind was racing, and he suddenly thought of the last time he saw him in the community hospital, Zhou Qiao gave people laparoscopic gastric reduction surgery, which was a difficult tertiary operation, Zhou Qiao is such a resident doctor, with such a shallow qualification, is it legal to do that kind of surgery?

So he hurriedly said: "Professor Paxant, Dr. Sam, he is a resident doctor, he is young, it is logically impossible to carry out some complex surgeries, but as far as I know, this clinic does all kinds of difficult surgeries, not only did laparoscopic gastric reduction surgery last time, but also seems to have a radical pancreatic cancer surgery this afternoon!" ”

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, the experts of the task force were shocked! And what?! They just thought that Zhou Qiao was just looking at a cold and fever, dealing with a simple trauma or something!

Professor Parsente immediately looked at Zhou Qiao and said, "Is what Mr. Cainz said true?" ”

Zhou Qiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "I am the owner of this clinic, so as long as I have the ability, my authority is not restricted." ”

Usually, medical institutions (hospitals, day surgery centers, etc.) will evaluate and give doctors the right to practice medicine in the institution according to their own policies; Doctor groups and medical insurance companies also routinely conduct credentialing for doctors to be hired or contracted.

It can be seen that within the scope (state) of the doctor's license, the multi-site practice of doctors in the United States is not a legal issue, but depends on the doctor's own employment status and the rules and regulations of the relevant institutions.

Zhou Qiao's explanation was impeccable.

Even in China, if you want to give a young resident doctor three or four levels of surgical authority, as long as the leader speaks, it is okay to go through special approval.

Of course, this is based on the doctor's own strength, otherwise there will be a medical accident, and no one will be able to please him.

Seeing that everyone was still stunned, Zhou Qiao had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and modestly took out another certificate: "Actually, I still have the attending doctor's license." ”

Really? Everyone is a little unconvinced!

Then, Professor Paxant took it, looked at it carefully, and found no fraud, and asked the colleague in charge of license management to check it online, and it was indeed in the database directory, and everyone was stunned again!

Although there are some counterintuitive facts, however, this is an ironclad fact!

The member of the task force in charge of licensing secretly thought that this matter could not be investigated any further.

This Zhou Qiao is either a genius doctor, or someone above, and his background is very amazing, otherwise it would be impossible to get the attending doctor's license at a young age! I hadn't heard anything about it beforehand.

The other party is not something we can move casually. Gotta talk to Professor Pasont and them to get out of here. Don't get into trouble!

So, he quietly signaled to Professor Paxant, but unfortunately, Professor Paxant was unmoved, just staring at Zhou Qiao deeply.

It's the same with Dr. Sam.

The member in charge of the license was worried, and said in his heart, "Eh, you really can't pursue this anymore, if you continue to pursue it, I will be implicated and go to prison!"

Professor Parsente stared at Zhou Qiao, suddenly smiled, and said, "You want to have a pancreatic cancer radical surgery in the afternoon?" ”