https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/09/north-carolina-sheriffs-want-to-know-who-is-taking-painkillers/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/09/north-carolina-sheriffs-want-to-know-who-is-taking-painkillers/comment-page-1/#comment-101704 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:19:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=19332#comment-101704 My dog takes painkillers. But I only let him drive when I am too drunk.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/09/north-carolina-sheriffs-want-to-know-who-is-taking-painkillers/comment-page-1/#comment-101659 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:06:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=19332#comment-101659 Do the HIPAA regulations even allow this with out an explicit exemption by act of congress?

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/09/north-carolina-sheriffs-want-to-know-who-is-taking-painkillers/comment-page-1/#comment-101657 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:59:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=19332#comment-101657 I am an anesthesiologist/pain doc. Two years ago I let my DEA number ‘expire’ in my pain practice, shredded the prescription pads, and transferred all prescription writing to the patient’s referring medical doctor.
Glad to have that monkey off my back, saving me 5-10 hours a week, plus a bunch of time for my staff. It was only a matter of time before some patient of mine got into legal trouble, overdosed, gamed multiple offices for prescriptions, sold pills, or turned out to be a drug seeking DEA agent.

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