Nev. docs say opioid law causing them pain
By Jessie Bekker Las Vegas Review-Journal
It’s been only four days since Nevada’s new opioid prescription law took effect, and doctors already are venting about its impact on their practices.
About 40 physicians, lawyers and others attended a meeting of the state medical and dental boards Wednesday in Las Vegas to express concerns over draft disciplinary rules for doctors who issue illegal, fraudulent, unauthorized or “otherwise inappropriate” prescriptions for pain medications under the law.
Several doctors said the law makes unreasonable paperwork demands, while the proposed regulations don’t specify the types of conduct that could lead to penalties or even the loss of their medical licenses.