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S.B. 269
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VETOES
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or similar document distributed; establishing a State Advisory Council on Pain
Management; specifying the membership, terms, and purpose of the Advisory
Council; authorizing the Advisory Council to consult with certain individuals or
and organization representatives; requiring the Advisory Council to issue
certain reports on or before certain dates; requiring certain health care facilities
to establish certain procedures for the routine monitoring of patient pain;
providing for the termination of a portion of this Act; and generally relating to
pain management and a State Advisory Council on Pain Management; and to
the monitoring of patient pain by certain health care facilities.
BY repealing, and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 19-342 and 19-343
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Health - General
Section 19-353; and 13-1601 through 13-1605, inclusive, to be under the new
subtitle "Subtitle 16. Advisory Council on Pain Management"; and
19-348.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2000 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
Preamble
WHEREAS, Estimates indicate that as many as 34 million people nationwide
suffer from chronic intractable pain; and
WHEREAS, Experts acknowledge that patients may be victims of inadequate
pain management as their needs are not met with proper treatment; and
WHEREAS, Not only is chronic intractable pain a life debilitating condition, it is
a costly epidemic facing our nation; and
WHEREAS, The field of medicine is constantly evolving, and continuing
education in pain management is essential to ensure a patient is receiving the best
care possible; and
WHEREAS, State law and policy could play a role in facilitating effective pain
management, thus serving the needs of the citizens of the State; now, therefore,
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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