| State |
Policy
Type |
Policy
Reference |
Effective
Date |
Amended
Date |
AL |
Medical
Board Regulation |
540-X-4-.08:
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
1/24/00 |
-- |
|
AK |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
AZ |
Medical
Board Guideline
Osteopathic
Board Guidelines |
The
Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Guidelines: The
Prescribing of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain Management |
Spring
2006
1/22/00 |
|
|
AR |
Medical
Board Regulation
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act |
Regulation
2(6)
Chronic Intractable Pain Treatment Act |
3/13/97
4/16/03 |
12/3/98 |
|
CA |
Statute
Intractable Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Policy Statement
Pharmacy Board Policy Statement
Medical
Board Guideline |
124960: Legislative Findings and
Declarations: Pain Patient's Bill of Rights
§ 2241.5. Administration
of controlled substances to person experiencing pain, including "intractable
pain"
A Statement by the Medical Board
Dispensing Controlled Substances
for Pain
Guidelines
for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain |
10/10/97
01/01/07
7/1/94
1996
08/02/03 |
--
--
--
-- |
CO
Back
to top |
Controlled Substances Act
Intractable Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Guideline |
18-18-308: Prescriptions
12-36-117: Unprofessional Conduct
Policy For The Use Of Controlled
Substances For The Treatment Of Pain |
7/1/96
8/6/97
5/16/96 |
--
--
11/18/04 |
|
CT |
Medical
Board Policy Statement |
Statement
of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board on the Use of Controlled Substances
for the Treatment of Pain |
2/15/05 |
6/21/05 |
|
DE |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
DC |
Medical
Board Regulation |
Section
17-4614. Standards for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment
of Pain |
2/10/06 |
-- |
|
FL |
Medical Board Regulation
Civil
Rights Act, Health Care Advance Directives
Pharmacy
Board Regulation
Osteopathic
Board Regulations
Joint
Board Policy Statement |
64B8-9.013: Standards for
the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
765.1103:
Pain Management and Palliative Care
64B16-27.831 Standards of Practice
for the Dispensing of Controlled Substances for Treatment of Pain.
64B15-14.005 Standards for the Use of Controlled Substances for Treatment
of Pain.
Joint policy statement
of the Florida Boards of Medicine, Nursing, Osteopathic Medicine, and
Pharmacy |
12/21/99
2002
8/29/02
3/9/00
9/19/05 |
--
--
2/24/03
11/14/06
|
|
GA |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Guidelines
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain: Ten Steps
|
1/11/08 |
-- |
|
HI |
Pain
Patient's Bill of Rights
Medical
Board Guidelines |
327H-1.
Pain patient's bill of rights; findings.
Pain
Management Guidelines |
7/01/04
01/2006 |
-- |
|
ID |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Policy
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
3/4/95 |
8/26/05 |
|
IL |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
IN |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
IA
Back
to top |
Medical
Board Regulation
Pharmacy Board Policy Statement
|
653
IAC 13.2: Standards of Practice - Prescribing or Administering Controlled
Substances for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic, Nonmalignant or Intractable
Pain The
Treatment of Pain |
6/25/97
2/12/02
|
6/26/02
--
|
|
KS |
Medical
Board Guideline
Nursing Board Guideline
Joint
Policy Statement |
Guidelines
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
Guideline for Pain Management
Joint
Policy Statement of the Kansas Boards of Healing Arts, Nursing and Pharmacy
on the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
10/17/98
07/11/01
07/17/02 |
--
--
-- |
|
KY |
Medical Board
Guidelines |
Guidelines for the Use of
Controlled Substances in Pain Treatment |
03/22/01 |
09/18/03
|
|
LA |
Medical
Board Regulation |
LAC46:XLV.6915-.6923:
Medications Used in the Treatment of Noncancer-Related Chronic or Intractable
Pain |
5/21/97 |
4/20/00 |
|
ME |
Joint
Board Regulation |
CMR
02-373-011: Use of Controlled Substances for Treatment of Pain |
3/22/99 |
-- |
|
MD |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Prescribing
Controlled Substances |
3/1/96 |
-- |
|
MA |
Medical
Board Guideline
Medical
Board Guideline
|
Prescribing
Practices, Policy and Guidelines - Management of Pain
Model
Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
5/3/89
12/12/01 |
12/12/01
12/15/04 |
MI
Back
to top |
Public
Health Statute
Joint
Board Guideline
Pharmacy
Board Guideline
|
Public
Health Code MSA 14.15: General Provisions
Michigan
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
& accompanying statement
Guidelines for the
Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
|
4/1/99
late 2003
2005
|
1/8/02 |
|
MN |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act
Joint
Policy Statement
|
Controlled
Substances Act 152.125: Intractable Pain
Joint
Statement on Pain Management
|
5/9/97
Sept. 2004 |
--
-- |
|
MS |
Regulation
Medical Board Policy Statement |
USE
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR CHRONIC (NON-TERMINAL) PAIN
Pain, Pain Management and
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure Scrutiny |
4/18/99
1997 |
10/14/04
-- |
|
MO |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Guideline
Medical Board Guideline |
Medical
Practice Act 334.105-107: Intractable Pain Treatment Act
Palliative Care Guidelines
Information about
the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
|
8/28/95
01/2001
10/15/04 |
--
--
-- |
|
MT |
Medical
Board Guideline
Joint Policy Statement
|
Management
of Chronic Pain - Statement on the Use of Controlled Substances in the
Treatment of Intractable Pain
Statement
of the prescribing and filling of controlled substances in the treatment
of chronic pain |
3/15/96
7/27/02 |
--
-- |
|
NE |
Public
Health Statute
Medical Board Guideline |
Public Health and Welfare; Article 24: Drugs;(D)
Pain Management
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled
Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
3/30/99
2/7/99 |
--
6/3/05 |
|
NV |
Medical
Practice Statute
Medical Board Regulation
Medical Board Regulation |
NRS
630.3066: Prescribing or Administering Amygdalin, Procaine Hydrochloride,
or Certain Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Intractable Pain Not
Grounds for Initiating Disciplinary Action
NAC 630.255: Intractable Pain
NAC 630.187: Adoption by Reference of
Model Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment
of Pain |
7/2/95
7/18/96
7/19/00 |
--
--
-- |
|
NH |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Guidelines for the Use of
Controlled Substances in the Management of Chronic Pain |
5/11/00 |
-- |
|
NJ |
Medical Board Regulation |
NJAC
13.35-7.6: Limitations on Prescribing, Administering or Dispensing of
Controlled Substances; Special Exceptions for the Management of Pain |
11/3/97 |
-- |
NM
Back
to top |
Health
and Safety Statute
Medical
Board Regulation
Joint
Policy Statement |
N.M.
Stat Ann. 24-2D-1 to 24-2D-6: Pain Relief Act
Management
of Chronic Pain with Controlled Substances
Joint
Statement on the Management of Chronic Pain |
2/1/96
1/20/03
5/5/05 |
--
4/3/05
-- |
|
NY |
Medical
Board Policy Statement |
Policy
Statement for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
3/00 |
-- |
|
NC |
Medical
Board Policy Statement
Medical Board Policy Statement
Joint Policy Statement |
Policy
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
End-of-Life Responsibilities and
Palliative Care
Joint Statement on Pain Management in
End-of-Life Care |
9/13/96
10/21/99
10/21/99 |
July
2005
--
-- |
|
ND |
Controlled
Substances Statute |
Controlled
Substances Act 19-03.3-01 to 19-03.3-06 Controlled Substances for Care &
Treatment |
8/1/95 |
3/14/05 |
|
OH |
Intractable Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Regulation
|
Medical
Practice Act ORC 4731.052: Management of Intractable Pain with Dangerous
Drugs
OAC 4731-21-01 to 4731-21-06: Drug Treatment
of Intractable Pain
|
10/14/97
11/11/98
|
--
--
|
|
OK |
Controlled
Substances Statute
Medical Board Regulation
Medical
Board Policy Statement |
63
Okl. St. 2-551: Appropriate Pain Management -- High Doses of Controlled
Dangerous Drugs
435:10-7-11. Use of controlled substances for the management of chronic
pain
Use
of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
11/1/98
5/14/99
3/10/05 |
--
06/25/05
-- |
|
OR |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Regulation
Medical Board Policy Statement
Pharmacy
Board Position Statement
Joint
Policy Statement
Nursing
Board Policy Statement |
ORS
677.470-677.485: Administration of Controlled Substances for Intractable
Pain
OAR
847-015-0030: Written Notice Disclosing the Material Risks Associated
with Prescribed or Administered Controlled Substances
for the Treatment of "Intractable Pain"
Current Statement of Philosophy
on Pain Management
Position
Statement on the Treatment and Management of Pain
Oregon Pain Management
Commission Joint Statement on Pain Management
Oregon
State Board of Nursing Position Statement for Pain Management |
10/10/95
7/26/96
4/16/99
06/06
09/15/06
6/17/04 |
6/17/03
--
07/09/04
--
|
|
PA |
Medical Board Guideline |
Guidelines on the Use of Controlled Substances in the Treatment of Pain |
10/20/98 |
--
--
|
RI
Back
to top |
Medical
Board Guideline
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act |
Guidelines
for Long Term Pain Management 5-37.4-1
to 5-37.4-3: The Intractable Pain Treatment Act |
5/10/95
7/1/197 |
--
8/01/05 |
|
SC |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Guidelines
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
2/99 |
-- |
|
SD |
Medical
Board Guideline |
The
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc Model Policy
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
1/99 |
-- |
|
TN |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act Medical
Board Regulation
Medical Board Policy Statement
Osteopathic
Board Regulation |
Tenn.
Code Ann. 63-6-1101 - 63-6-1109
0880-2-.14 Authority of Physician
to Prescribe for the Treatment of Pain
Policy: Management of Prescribing
with an Emphasis on Addictive or Dependence-Producing Drugs
1050-2-.13
Specifically Regulated Areas And Aspects Of Medical Practice |
06/02/01
6/30/99
9/19/95
1/24/00
|
--
07/01/06
--
8/11/03
|
|
TX |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Regulation
Medical Board Policy Statement
Pharmacy Board Policy Statement
|
Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Art.4495c:
Intractable Pain Treatment Act
22 TAC 170.1-170.3: Authority
of Physician to Prescribe for the Treatment of Pain
Pain Control and the Texas
State Board of Medical Examiners
Position Statement on the Treatment of Pain
|
11/01/89
01/04/07
1993
8/29 /01
|
04/01/05
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--
-- |
|
UT |
Medical
Board Guideline
Professional Board Regulation |
Model
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
R156-1-502. Unprofessional
Conduct. |
2/10/99
|
--
|
|
VT |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Model
Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
12/7/05 |
--
|
VA
Back to top |
Medical Board Guideline |
Model
Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
|
6/24/04
|
-- |
|
WA |
Medical Board Regulation
Department of Health Guideline |
WAC 246-919-800,
810, 820, 830: Pain Management
Guidelines for Management of Pain |
12/18/99
4/18/96 |
--
-- |
|
WV |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act
Joint Policy Statement
Medical Board Policy Statement
|
30-3A:
Management of Intractable Pain
West
Virginia Boards of Examiners for Registered Nurses, Medicine, Osteopathy,
and Pharmacy Joint Policy on Pain Management at the End of Life
Policy
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
6/12/98
3/12/01
1/10/05
|
6/6/02
--
--
|
|
WI |
Controlled
Substances Statute
Medical
Examining Board Position Statement
Pharmacy
Board Position Statement |
961.001:
Uniform Controlled Substance Act Declaration of Intent, 961.38 Prescriptions
Position Statement
on Pain Management
Position Statement
on the Treatment of Pain |
6/24/96
03/14/07
12/7/05
|
--
|
|
WY |
Medical
Board Policy Statement |
Letter
to the Wyoming Physicians |
3/11/96 |
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|
