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Doctor shopping is getting harder.

In my state, recent law changes require me to have an active registration with the statewide automated opioid reporting system and to check it quarterly on any patient for whom I prescribe opioids.

https://pharmacy.ohio.gov/Documents/Pubs/Special/FAQs/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20-%20HB%20341%20-%20Mandatory%20OARRS%20Registration%20and%20Requests.pdf

Q5) As a prescriber, under what circumstances am I required to request, assess and document receipt of a patient’s OARRS prescription history report?
UPDATED

Beginning April 1, 2015, Ohio law establishes several new requirements for Ohio prescribers related to the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS):

? Before initially prescribing or personally furnishing an opioid analgesic or a benzodiazepine to a patient, the prescriber must request patient information from OARRS that covers at least the previous 12 months.

? The prescriber must also make periodic requests for patient information from OARRS if the course of treatment continues for more than 90 days. The requests must be made at intervals not exceeding ninety days, determined according to the date the initial request was made.

? Under the circumstances described above, the prescriber is required to assess the OARRS information and document in the patient record that a patient prescription history report was received and assessed.

The system shows me the exact number of pills of the exact medication, who prescribed it, and the date it was filled. It converts all opioids into "morphine equivalents" and shows a month-to-month trendline of morphine equivalents. Interestingly, I'm apparently required to access a report even for patients who I prescribe benzodiazepines, even though it does not track benzos.