State Legislative Updates
State: Massachusetts
Bill Name: House Docket 4708
Synopsis: Relates to requiring pain management therapy prior to the issuance of a prescription for oxycontin.
Sponsor: Wallace
Date Introduced: 08/22/05
Recent Action:
06/26/2006 Discharged from House Committee on Rules.
06/26/2006 To Joint Committee on Public Health.
06/26/2006 Senaten on-concurred in the committee
referral of the House.
06/26/2006 To Joint Committee on Mental Health And
Substance Abuse.
State: Louisiana
Bill Name: Senate Bill 666
Synopsis: Redefines physician for purposes of pain management clinics. [full text]
Sponsor: Schedler
Date Introduced: 04/18/2006
Recent Action:
06/06/2006 From House Committee on Health And Welfare:
Reported with amendment.
06/06/2006 Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
06/07/2006 Reported from the Legislative Bureau without
amendments.
06/08/2006 Committee floor.
06/15/2006 Passed House. *****To Senate for
concurrence.
06/18/2006 Senate concurred in House amendments.
06/19/2006 Ordered Enrolled.
06/20/2006 *****To Governor. State: Louisiana
Bill Name: House Bill 933
Synopsis: Provides for fees, licenses, and penalties for certain health care facilities; adds end stage renal disease facilities to the list of facilities that are charged application or renewal of application fees per unit; adds adult brain injury and pain management clinics to the list of facilities that may be charged additional fees for delinquent applications. [full text]
Sponsor: Winston
Date Introduced: 03/17/2006
Recent Action:
06/02/2006 Signed by Governor.
State: Delaware
Bill Name: House Joint Resolution 31
Synopsis: States the position of the General Assembly that the inmates with life-threatening illnesses must receive timely medical treatment and pain relief. [full text]
Sponsor: Maier
Date Introduced: 06/15/06
Recent Action:
06/15/2006 Introduced.
06/15/2006 To House Committee on Corrections.
State: Illinois
Bill Name: House Bill 4370
Synopsis: Amends the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act. Provides that a registered nurse may administer medications for local or minimal sedation or analgesia when ordered by a physician, podiatrist, or dentist. Requires the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to define such sedation and analgesia. Provides that the nurse must maintain correct Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or Pediatric Ad-vanced Life Support certification as appropriate. [full text]
Sponsor: Brauer and Silverstein
Date Introduced: 01/04/2006
Recent Action:
06/16/2006 Signed by Governor.
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