This is important because an objection can be filed to the treatment and the continuing medications based upon the provider’s failure to comply with the Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines.  However, it is important to keep in mind that the Guidelines do not provide for complete cessation of opioids, but rather a transition of the claimant’s prior medication regime to one that is in compliance with the standards of the Non-Acute Guidelines.  <em>See</em>, § F.2.b.i.  As such, although you can raise issue to continued medications by filing the appropriate objection, you cannot just stop payment of these medications in the absence of a judicial order.  (<strong><em>Practitioner’s point:</em> </strong>At this point, objections can be made to the doctor’s bill for noncompliance with the Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines