Out of Bounds: Physician Licensing Board Disciplinary Cases related to Opioid Prescribing. J Law Med Ethics 2024;52(3):679-689
Date
12/16/2024Pubmed ID
39676377DOI
10.1017/jme.2024.138Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85212391837 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Physician prescribing practices contributed to the US opioid epidemic, leading to increased regulation of opioid prescribing. In some instances, prescribers are unscrupulous or corrupt. They are criminally investigated and subject to prosecution. Less egregious opioid prescribing infractions are addressed through state medical licensing boards. At stake are physicians' licenses to practice medicine.
Author List
Galletly CL, Christenson EA, Ohlrich J, Dickson-Gomez JAuthor
Julia Dickson-Gomez PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Analgesics, OpioidDrug Prescriptions
Humans
Licensure, Medical
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
United States