Re: anyone know new pain prescribing rules

[Guest guest]

I don't know where you are but the State of New Mexico has a new law

affecting patients using opiates. I just had to sign a contract that

was very specific about what I can and cannot do in order to continue my

prescription. Also, all patients have to give a urine sample before

they get to sign the contract.

From my perspective, it's one of those good news/bad news situations. The bad

news is that legitimate opiate users now have more hassles to deal with just to

get a prescription filled. The good news is that perhaps the new law will help

to prevent fatal overdoses from

the jerks who abuse drugs (although I have my doubts about that).

Joe S.

> Hey all

> I have to go to yet another new pain doctor next week, Medicaid would

> no longer pay for old one. These last few months it seems like pain

> and other doctors are having to follow stricter rules. The pain doctor

> I just had tried to hint to me some of them but could not say much.

> Does anyone know if the rules have changed and what those changes are

> or where I can find out.

>

[Guest guest]

Joe Sutherland wrote:

> I don't know where you are but the State of New Mexico has a new law

> affecting patients using opiates. I just had to sign a contract that

> was very specific about what I can and cannot do in order to continue my

> prescription. Also, all patients have to give a urine sample before

> they get to sign the contract.

>

> From my perspective, it's one of those good news/bad news situations. The bad

news is that legitimate opiate users now have more hassles to deal with just to

get a prescription filled. The good news is that perhaps the new law will help

to prevent fatal overdoses from

> the jerks who abuse drugs (although I have my doubts about that).

>

> Joe S.

>

>

>

>> Hey all

>> I have to go to yet another new pain doctor next week, Medicaid would

>> no longer pay for old one. These last few months it seems like pain

>> and other doctors are having to follow stricter rules. The pain doctor

>> I just had tried to hint to me some of them but could not say much.

>> Does anyone know if the rules have changed and what those changes are

>> or where I can find out.

>>

>

>

Joe,

This has been the situation I have been posting about every since Washington

State adopted Opoid Prescribing Guidelines (do internet search) and why I

encouraged everyone to type in their state and the Pain Law so they can see what

is in effect or being considered under state legislature.

The way the laws are written do not address the jerks who abuse drugs but limit

dosage, who can take opoids (non-cancer category not considered),

how long they can take them, and doctors are being encouraged to start limiting

the dosages because of the large overdose cases.

Take the time to read Washington State Pain Act and you will be appalled. This

is the example other states are going to and several states reference the

Washington State Pain Laws.

http://updates.pain-topics.org/2011/12/washington-state-pain-crisis-bellwether.h\

tml

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2016994769_silent12.html.

http://updates.pain-topics.org/2011/09/rules-hurt-patients-with-pain-in.html

The links above give an insight into these situations and paintopics.org provide

updates also. Bennie