Legislative and Administrative Updates
Branch of Government: New York State Assembly
Title: Assembly Bill 4743
Summary: Requires clinical education in pain management; requires every physician,
physician assistant and specialist assistant practicing in the state to complete course work and training regarding pain management every four years; further establishes an advisory committee on pain management education.
Sponsor: Young
Status: 02/06/2007 Introduced.
02/06/2007: To Assembly Committee on HEALTH. [full text]
Branch of Government: New York State Assembly
Title: Assembly Bill 4744
Summary: Amends section 6524 of the Education Law to add a new subdivision 11 requiring that medical school education include education and training in pain management and end-of-life care. Acupuncture should be part of the training.
Sponsor: Young
Status: 02/06/2007 Introduced.
02/06/2007 To Assembly Committee on Higher Education
[full text]
Branch of Government: Oregon Legislative Assembly
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
02/05/2007 From Senate Committee on Health Policy and Public Affairs: Do pass.
02/26/2007 Passed Senate *****To House [full text]
Branch of Government: Utah House of Representatives
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
02/05/2007 From House Committee on: Reported favorably as amended.
02/13/2007 To House Committee on Rules
02/20/2007 From House Committee on Rules
02/21/2007 Passed House *****To Senate
02/21/2007 To Senate Committee on
02/26/2007 From Senate Committee on Rules
02/27/2007 Tabled in Senate
02/28/2007 Amended on Senate floor.
02/28/2007 Passed Senate *****To House for concurrence.
02/28/2007 House concurred in Senate amendments.
02/28/2007 Eligible for GOVERNOR'S desk. [full text]
Branch of Government: Washington State Senate
Title: Senate Bill 5928
Summary: Provides industrial insurance compensation for medical or surgical treatment for intractable pain; provides that, upon request of the treating provider, the department must authorize coverage for a trial on an individual worker entitled to benefits of an implantable medical device intended to treat chronic intractable pain otherwise approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and considered standard of care.
Sponsor: Kohl-Welles
Status: 02/07/2007 Introduced.
02/07/2007 To Senate Committee on Labor, commerce, Research & Development [full text]
Branch of Government: West Virginia Senate
Title: Senate Bill 395
Summary: A bill to amend and reenact §30-3A-1 and §30-3A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the management of pain by physicians; eliminating the definition of "intractable pain" and defining the word "pain"; and making conforming amendments to the Pain Management Act.
Sponsor: Prezioso
Status: 01/31/2007 Introduced.
01/31/2007 To Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources
02/09/2007 From Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources: Do pass as amended.
02/13/2007 Committee amendment adopted on Senate floor.
02/15/2007 To Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources
02/21/2007 From Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources: Do pass as
amended.
02/22/2007 Amended on Senate floor.
02/22/2007 Passed Senate *****To House
02/22/2007 To House Committee on Health and Human
Resources [full text]
Branch of Government: Wyoming State Senate
Title: Senate Bill 131
Summary: creates a commission on pain to focus on issues dealing with pain caused by cancer and other diseases; provides definitions; authorizes positions;
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.
01/31/2007 From Senate Committee on Appropriations: Do
pass with amendment.
02/02/2007 Committee amendment adopted on Senate floor.
02/06/2007 Passed Senate *****To House
02/07/2007 To House Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services
02/15/2007 From House Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services:
Do pass with amendment.
02/15/2007 Referred to House Committee on
Appropriations.
02/21/2007 From House Committee on Appropriations: Do
pass with amendment.
02/23/2007 Committee amendment adopted on House floor.
02/27/2007 Passed House *****To Senate for concurrence.
02/27/2007 Senate refused to concur in House amendments.
02/27/2007 *****To Conference Committee.
02/28/2007 Conference Committee Report adopted by Senate
02/28/2007 Conference Committee Report adopted by House [full text]
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