The law’s namesake, Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick, was a clinical psychologist at a Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Wisconsin. In early 2009, he noticed that his patients were being over-prescribed opioids, but was given a written reprimand after he complained. Several months later, he was fired after reporting a patient for making threats against him and his dog, and subsequently committed suicide. A VA investigation earlier last year revealed that patients at this particular hospital were 2.5 times more likely than the national average to get higher doses of opioids, confirming the truth of Kirkpatrick’s reports.
The Office of Special Counsel has issued a series of three memos so far this month, reminding federal agencies of their obligations to implement new policies and procedures in order to comply with the new law.
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