I am far more worried about who enforces the laws and how they interpret them to develop their they .

This is just the begining....

I couldn't access your link. Could you put it up again?

I dont think this will be retroactive and from what I gathered the only difference is the MD has to use their DPS number alongside their DEA number to write a scheduled substance. It will however allow every pharmacy to see scheduled meds if you were attempting to fill at another place. Previously people were caught by their PBMs pharmacy benefit managers, when they attempted to use their insurance for two of the same drug from two different doctors. I highly doubt they are going to go back and retroactively add all of your scheduled fills from 5 yrs ago. Another person mentioned if it is filled in Ohio would it be reported here, and the answer would probably be no, unless Ohio is linked to Texas through the same people, which I doubt. Either way, it is going to stop Doc shopping pretty much altogether which is not a bad thing. It is going to keep people honest, and prevent a great deal of fraud, again not a bad thing.

I am far more worried about who enforces the laws and how they interpret them to develop their enforcement priorities. DEA has used executive regulation to completely change, in practical terms, what the law actually is, whatever the US Code might say. The power to enforce the law is far greater than the power to write the law. Those who write it have no power to enforce it - those who enforce it have to power to interpret it however they choose, however unreasonable that interpretation might be. The Bush Administration has reached new depths in unreasonable interpretation of existing laws into whatever it is they want it to say. They have, in essence, changed the law by how they enforce it. Whatever the law actually says, or for that matter whatever the Constitution actually says. Neither has seemed very important to this Administration and is execution of the laws and Constitution of the land.

Yes I have actually thought to see whom made the laws, and it is those who choose how they will enforce, or not enforce, the law. THAT is power, and THAT power creates a responsibility to the people, to justice and to the law that this Administration has completely disregarded.

Also, I found this link to the actual letter sent to every Texas pharmacy explaining the changes effective next Monday, September 1. IF you are a doctor shopper, NOW is the time to vow to stop and get help (which you should challenge yourself to do anyway ). According to the letter all the changes (and there are substantial ones other than just the C-II through C-V reporting, such as your physician having to list your specific diagnosis requiring a controlled substance on the script face) become effective next Monday at 12:01 am.

Here is the link to the TxDPS letter to pharmacists: http://www.rxpert.org/associations/7415/files/DPS%20ltr%20to%20pharmacists.pdf