Legislative and Administrative Updates
State: New York
Title: Senate Bill 999
Summary: Adds chronic pain disorder as a justifiable ailment for which one may receive compensatory payments under the Worker's Compensation Law.
Sponsor: Kruger
Status: 01/16/2007
Introduced.
01/16/2007
To Senate Committee on Labor.
State: Oregon
Title: Senate Bill 230
Summary: Eliminates authority of State Board of Psychologist Examiners
to deny renewal of license for failure to complete or provide
documentation of previous completion of required pain management
education program prior to payment of required renewal fee.
Sponsor: Courtney
Status: 01/11/2007
Introduced.
01/15/2007
To Senate Committee on Health Policy and Public Affairs
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State: Texas
Title: House Bill 437
Summary: Relates to the establishment of pain management guidelines for physicians
Sponsor: McClendon
Status: 12/29/2006
Prefiled.
01/09/2007
Introduced.
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State: Texas
Title: House Bill 574
Summary: Relates to the rights of a patient receiving treatment for severe chronic or acute pain
Sponsor: McClendon
Status: 01/11/2007
Introduced
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State: Utah
Title: House Bill 137
Summary: This bill modifies Title 26, Chapter 1, Department of Health Organization, establishing a two-year program in the department to reduce deaths and other harm from
prescription opiates utilized for chronic pain.
Sponsor: Daw
Status: 01/22/2007
Introduced.
01/23/2007
To House Committee on Rules.
01/29/2007
From House Committee on Rules. To House
Standing Committee.
01/29/2007
To House Committee on Health and Human Services
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State: West Virginia
Title: Senate Bill 395
Summary: Relating to Management of Pain Act
Sponsor: Prezioso, Jenkins, Hunter, Foster
Status: 01/31/2007
Introduced.
01/31/2007
To Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources
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State: Wyoming
Title: Senate Bill 131
Summary: Relates to public health; provides for a comprehensive cancer control program; provides for screening and preventive treatment for colorectal cancer as a necessary support of the poor; provides for additional education, outreach and screening for breast and cervical cancer; creates a commission on pain to focus on issues dealing with pain caused by cancer and other diseases.
Sponsor: Scott
Status: 01/15/2007
Introduced.
01/16/2007
To Senate Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services
01/24/2007
From Senate Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services: Do pass with amendment.
01/24/2007
To Senate Committee on Appropriations.
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