BASS, HARRISTON LEE JR., M.D.
JUNE 5, 1992
The Board filed a formal complaint against Dr. Bass, charging him with one count of gross malpractice.
NOVEMBER 19, 1992
The Board filed an amended formal complaint against Dr. Bass, charging him with an additional count of repeated malpractice and
an additional count of continual failure to exercise the skill or
diligence or use the methods ordinarily exercised under the same circumstances by physicians in good standing practicing in the same specialty of Surgery.
DECEMBER 23, 1993
The Board found Dr. Bass guilty of all allegations of the complaint, and ordered that his license to practice medicine in Nevada be revoked, the revocation stayed and that he be placed on probation for 3 years
with the following conditions: 1) he must cease performing laparoscopic
surgeries immediately; 2) all surgeries he performs, other than minor office procedures which can be safely performed in an office setting, must be performed in a JCAHO-approved health care facility with the assistance of an American Board of Surgery certified Nevada licensed surgeon; 3) he must file with the Board a timely report concerning any surgery
he
performs, including a copy of the patient's history and physical,
laboratory tests and x-rays, operational notes, and immediately report any adverse surgical outcomes; and 4) he must complete 120 hours of continuing medical education in the area of surgery including successfully passing the 1994 American College of Surgeons Surgical Education and Self-Assessment program.
APPEAL BY DR. BASS OF THE BOARD'S ORDER:
Dr. Bass appealed to the District Court and then to the Nevada Supreme Court, which upheld the decision of the Board. He then
sought review by the U.S. Supreme Court by Petition of Writ of
Certiorari and his petition was denied.
JUNE 16, 2006
A
complaint was filed against Dr. Bass, charging him with nine violations of NRS
630.301(4), for committing malpractice in his prescribing controlled substances
for Patients; nine violations of NRS 630.306(5), for practicing beyond the scope
of his practice in his prescribing controlled substances for Patients; a
violation of NRS 630.306(2)(c) and NAC 453.410, for dispensing controlled
substances to his patients without being registered with the Board of Pharmacy
to dispense controlled substances; a violation of NRS 630.3062(1), for failing
to maintain timely, legible, accurate and complete medical records relating to the diagnosis, treatment and care of Patients; a
violation of NAC 630.230(1)(l), for failing to comply with the Model Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment
of Pain in treating his patients; and a violation of NRS 630.306(3), for
administering, dispensing and prescribing controlled substances to others except
as authorized by law. The Board
found that the continued practice of medicine by Dr. Bass in