Make “Doctor Shopping” a Crime in Michigan

Year: 2013

Resolution Number: 82

Action Taken: Not Approved for Consideration

Status:

Author(s): P. Dileep Kumar, MD

Sponsor: P. Dileep Kumar, MD

On behalf of: St. Clair County Delegation

Committee: Rules and Order of Business

Resolved Section(s):
[Late] RESOLVED: That MSMS work with the Michigan legislature to enact laws making “doctor shopping” for the purpose of obtaining controlled substances a crime with the goal of promoting responsible patient physician interactions and, thereby, preventing the epidemic of prescription drug abuse in Michigan.

Fiscal Note: NULL