Legislative Updates
Branch of Government: New Jersey Assembly
Title: AB 4208
Summary: Designated the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act to promote public awareness, the value of early detection and treatment, and to promote research.
Sponsor: Panter and Munoz
Latest Action: 01/07/2008 Signed by Governor. [full text]
Branch of Government: New York. Assembly
Title: AB 6811
Summary: Requires health care professionals to order, prescribe, administer and dispense pain-relieving medications in accordance with professional standards and guidelines
Sponsor: Gottfried
Latest Action: 01/09/2008 Recalled from Senate. Returned to Assembly. To Assembly Committee on Rules. [full text]
Branch of Government: New York. Assembly
Title: AB 4743
Summary: Requires clinical education in pain management; requires every physician, physician assistant and special-ist assistant practicing in the state to complete course work and training regarding pain management every four years; establishes an advisory committee on pain management education.
Sponsor: Gottfried
Latest Action: 01/09/2008 Died in Senate. Returned to Assembly. Ordered to third reading cal.358 [full text]
Branch of Government: Ohio. Senate
Title: SB 280
Summary: Enacts section 5.2238 of the Revised Code to designate November as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Roberts
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 Introduced.
01/29/2008 To Senate Committee on Reference.
01/30/2008 From Senate Committee on Reference: Recommended referral.
01/30/2008 To Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, and Aging [full text]
Branch of Government: Washington. House of Representatives
Title: HB 2906 [Companion bill SB 6506]
Summary: Creates a system for enforcing discipline in medical
Professions. Sec. 238: The department of health shall coordinate and assist the board with prescriptive authority in the development of uniform guidelines for addressing opiate therapy for acute pain, chronic pain associated with cancer and other terminal diseases, and other chronic or intractable pain conditions. The purpose of the guidelines is to assure the provision of effective medical treatment in accordance with recognized national standards and consistent with requirements of the public health and safety.
Sponsor: Hinkle & Moeller
Latest Action: 01/17/2008 Introduced [full text]
Branch of Government: est Virginia. Senate
Title: SB 147
Summary: Relates to the Management of Pain Act. Within guidelines, allows physicians to prescribe medication dosages that exceed the usual dosage of a pain-relieving controlled substance without being disciplined by licensing board or facing criminal punishment
Sponsor: Prezioso, Foster, Jenkins, Oliverio
Latest Action: 01/09/2008 Introduced. To Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources [full text]
Branch of Government: Vermont. Senate
Title: SB 281
Summary: Requires the department of health to provide an annual report on end-of-life care and pain management.
Sponsor: Racine
Latest Action: 01/08/2008 Introduced. To Senate Committee on Health and welfare [full text]
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