Identifying and Reporting Doctor Shopping in the States of: Alabama and Colorado

Release Date: February 17, 2012
Expiration Date: February 28, 2014

Sponsored by Dannemiller

Intended Audience

Practitioners who prescribe controlled substance medication for pain management.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Identify the elements of the doctor shopping law in their State
• Select the appropriate law enforcement agency to report doctor shopping offenses that take place in their clinic
• Choose the appropriate H.I.P.A.A. regulation that would allow a practitioner to report criminal offenses to law enforcement.

Statement of Need

Identifying and Reporting Doctor Shopping in the States of: Alabama and Colorado. Doctor Shopping laws and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs have been provided in many states in an attempt to control abuse and diversion.

Method of Participation

This activity has a fee of $10.00 and should take approximately 0.5 hours to complete.  Participants should first read the objectives and other introductory CE information, then proceed to the educational offering. To receive credit for this activity, participants must complete the post-test with a passing score of 80%, then complete the evaluation. This credit is valid through February 28, 2014. No credit will be given after this date.

In the event you have questions about this activity or are unable to print the certificate, please e-mail cme@dannemiller.com and a certificate will be emailed within 2 weeks.

System requirements

• Computer or smart phone with internet access
• Adobe Flash Player
• Web Browser (IE 7.0+ or Webkit/Mozilla Compatible) with JavaScript enabled

Accreditation Statement

Dannemiller is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians

Dannemiller designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ from organizations accredited by ACCME . Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ for completing this program.

Faculty

Jeffery Scott Huckabee
Chairman of the Board of Huckabee Consulting Inc.
President of DoctorsSafeguard.Com

Disclosures

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Dannemiller requires that any person who is in a position to control the content of a CME activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with a commercial interest. 

The following faculty have disclosed that they are n the speakers bureau for Millenium:

• Jeffery Scott Huckabee

Dannemiller staff, Ann Miller, stated that she has no relationships with commercial interests.

To resolve identified conflicts of interest, the educational content was fully reviewed by a physician member of the Dannemiller Clinical Content Review Committee who has nothing to disclose. The resulting certified activity was found to provide educational content that is current, evidence based and commercially balanced.

Off-label statement

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by FDA. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Further, attendees/participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.

Disclaimer

The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Dannemiller. This material is prepared based upon a review of multiple sources of information, but it is not exhaustive of the subject matter. Therefore, healthcare professionals and other individuals should review and consider other publications and materials on the subject matter before relying solely upon the information contained within this educational activity.