Legislative and Administrative Updates
Branch of Government: Illinois. General Assembly
Title: House Bill 384
Summary: Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan must provide coverage for prescription nutritional supplements and physician prescribed or ordered pain medication.
Sponsor: Flowers
Latest Action: Rereferred to House Committee on Rules.( 05/25/2007) [full text]
Branch of Government: New Jersey Legislature
Title: Senate Bill 249 [Note: Identical to A4208]
Summary: Designates the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education and Research Program Act.
Sponsor: Palaia
Latest Action: To Senate Committee on Budget and
Appropriations (05/21/2007). [full text]
Branch of Government: New Jersey. Legislature
Title: Senate Resolution 102
Summary: Urges Congress to enact of Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act of 2007
Sponsor: Singer
Latest Action: To Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens (05/14/2007)
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Branch of Government: New York. Legislature
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; establishes an advisory committee on pain management education.
Sponsor: Young
Latest Action: Passed Assembly; To Senate (06/05/2007). [full text]
Branch of Government: New York. Legislature
Title: Assembly Bill 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: Passed Assembly; To Senate Committee on Health (06/05/2007). [full text]
Branch of Government: Oregon. Legislative Assembly
Title: Senate Bill 230
Summary: The State Board of Psychologist Examiners shall have the power to deny renewal of a license, or renewal of a license that has lapsed for nonpayment of the renewal fee, unless the applicant completes, or provides documentation of previous completion of a pain management education program
Sponsor: Courtney
Latest Action: Signed by Governor (05/07/2007) [full text]
Branch of Government: Oregon. Legislative Assembly
Title: Senate Bill 879
Summary: Requires Pain Management Commission to review pain management component of curriculum of certain educational institutions; eliminates responsibility of commission to develop pain management program for providers; requires dentists, occupational therapists and physical therapists to complete pain management education program
Sponsor: Health Policy and Public and Affairs
Latest Action: Passed House (06/04/2007) [full text]
Branch of Government: Oregon. Legislative Assembly
Title: Senate Bill 880
Summary: Authorizes certain health care professionals to use controlled substances in treatment of patients pain; exempts health care professional from discipline by health professional regulatory board for prescribing or administering controlled substances in course of treatment of persons pain with goal of controlling patients pain for duration of pain.
Sponsor: Health Policy and Public and Affairs
Latest Action: Passed House (05/21/2007) [full text]
Branch of Government: Rhode Island. General Assembly
Title: Senate Bill 176
Summary: Relates to intractable pain treatment; clarifies the limitations of a practitioner's authority in dispensing controlled substances
Sponsor: Blais
Latest Action: To House Committee on Health, Education, and
Welfare (05/17/2007) [full text]
Branch of Government: South Carolina. General Assembly
Title: Senate Bill 610
Summary: Prescriptions for controlled substances in Schedule II with the exception of transdermal patches, must not exceed a thirty-one day supply
Sponsor: Thomas
Latest Action: Ordered enrolled (06/05/2007) [full text]
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