A man whose medical practice permit was revoked four years ago is now being connected with an unlicensed aesthetic medical services business in the Edmonton area. Alberta’s Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services issued a warning for services done by a Mr. Max Klein on Friday afternoon. The Alberta government says clients of that home-based business should get tested for blood-borne illnesses like hepatitis B, C and HIV. “Members of the public are reminded that procedures involving injections, needles or skin penetration should only be performed by a qualified provider who follows appropriate infection prevention and control practices,” a Friday media release from the province said. Moments later, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) sent out a release identifying Klein as someone who had been “allegedly presenting himself as a physician and providing health services to patients in the Edmonton area.” Klein’s CPSA registration was canceled in 2022 after he was found guilty by a tribunal of administering an illegal substance to a colleague in 2015 without their knowledge or consent. He was, at that time, a postgrad medical trainee at the University of Alberta. A person is not allowed to use a protected title, like “doctor,” in Alberta if they are not a regulated health professional, under the Health Professions Act. Anyone who received a treatment or procedure from Klein is asked to call Health Link at 811 or speak to their health-care provider to determine if they need further testing, monitoring or follow-up care. Affected individuals who are referred through Health Link will receive a full Blood and Body Fluid Exposure assessment by Primary Care Alberta as required.
