Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 yup, abandonment. Did they refer you to another dr? Legally, there is not much you can do about it but it is unethical. You can look at AMA Ethics guidelines on the internet. @...> wrote: > > Peggy, > > Pain Management drs are allowed to do drug testing of their > patients. It's for their (the dr's) protection when it comes to > the law. But as for letting go of a patient b/c they tested > positive for meds that is given to them by that dr then that is > abandonment. > > This is why I asked Debbie if she was under the care of a Pain > Management dr. The reason I asked about if it was at a Medical > School is b/c you can complain to the Dean if need be b/c of the > letting go of the patient b/c of testing positive for meds that > the dr there is prescribing them. > > Kristy > Co-Owner > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote
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