A B.C. doctor who claims he can treat autism with fecal transplants has been under investigation for more than two years on suspicion of making false claims, engaging in improper business relationships and violating federal drug policies, according to court documents.
A new legal filing from the College of Naturopathic Physicians of B.C. shows it appointed inspectors with the private investigation firm Paladin Risk Solutions to begin looking into those concerns about Jason Klop's business in August 2019, much earlier than has previously been reported.
That investigation, initiated by the college's inquiry committee, preceded a second one launched earlier this year when a former employee filed a complaint alleging Klop was producing fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) in a basement apartment in Abbotsford using his nephews' stool.
The revelation about the 2019 investigation is contained in the college's response to a petition from Klop, who's asked for a judge to step in and stop the probes.
The response says Klop has not responded to interview requests or other inquiries from Paladin and has not co-operated with either investigation.
"Dr. Klop has thus far refused to provide the inquiry committee with any of the financial and billing records or clinical records that have been requested nor has he responded substantively to the inquiry committee's requests for additional information around his advertising, FMT treatments, and business practices involving FMT," the college's...
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