Nellie Bradford
Junior Member
I live in Tennessee. I have been seeing my doctor for about 3 years. I have a prescription for pain that states to take "as needed". I take it on occasion when other medications won't work. I see my doc every 4 months. On my last visit, I was asked to provide a urine sample. They randomly do so in their office and there has never been a problem with this. I received a letter from them stating that they will no longer see me because I tested negative on my urine screen. I then wrote a letter and explained that I do not always take that medication because I do not always need it and that my prescription states that I should take it "as needed". They will not allow me to return.
My ex-husband is also a patient there. About a year ago, he was asked to give a urine sample and the sample came back positive for marijuana. He also received a letter stating that he could not return as a patient because of this. He wrote a letter and stated that he had made a mistake and that it would never happen again. They accepted him back as a patient.
My question is... Can the doctors office legally and/or ethically accept him back as a patient but not me, when I was never out of compliance but he was. I have never encountered any problems with this doctors office so I am really having a tough time understanding where they are coming from with all of this. Can someone please advise me on the ethics and legality of this situation. Thanks. Nellie
My ex-husband is also a patient there. About a year ago, he was asked to give a urine sample and the sample came back positive for marijuana. He also received a letter stating that he could not return as a patient because of this. He wrote a letter and stated that he had made a mistake and that it would never happen again. They accepted him back as a patient.
My question is... Can the doctors office legally and/or ethically accept him back as a patient but not me, when I was never out of compliance but he was. I have never encountered any problems with this doctors office so I am really having a tough time understanding where they are coming from with all of this. Can someone please advise me on the ethics and legality of this situation. Thanks. Nellie