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Out of Bounds: Physician Licensing Board Disciplinary Cases related to Opioid Prescribing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2024

Carol L. Galletly ,
Erika A. Christenson ,
Jessica Ohlrich  and
Julia Dickson-Gomez
Carol L. Galletly
Affiliation:
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, USA
Erika A. Christenson
Affiliation:
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
Jessica Ohlrich
Affiliation:
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, USA
Julia Dickson-Gomez
Affiliation:
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, USA
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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.

Keywords

Opioid PrescribingPhysician DisciplineMedical Licensing Boards
Type
Independent Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 52 , Issue 3: Emerging Technologies to Stop Biological Time: The Ethical, Legal & Policy Challenges of Advanced Biopreservation , Fall 2024 , pp. 679 - 689
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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