HB 1147 (2011) -  Pain-management Clinics

by Garcia
Provides specific standards of practice in pain-management clinics with regard to evaluations of patient's medical diagnosis, treatment plans, informed consent, agreements for treatment, physician's periodic review of patient, consultation, patient drug testing, patient medical records, denial or termination of controlled-substance therapy, facility & physical operations, infection control, health & safety, quality assurance, & data collection & reporting; provides responsibilities of designated physician & of clinic with respect to designated physician; provides requirements for registration of pain-management clinic; holds nationally recognized accrediting agencies to same board-determined practice standards for registering pain-management clinics; requires department to conduct unannounced annual inspections of clinics to determine compliance with specific standards of practice & whether action against clinic is merited; provides that department's authority is not limited with regard to investigating complaint without prior notice.
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7095 (Ch. 2011-141) on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7095 (Ch. 2011-141) Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2011 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/03/2011 - 11:38 AM Member: Garcia Committee: Version: __

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