| 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 |
Use
of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Chronic Pain |
9/24/97 |
06/03 |
|
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 Persons Experiencing "Intractable Pain"
A Statement by the Medical Board
Dispensing Controlled Substances for
Pain
Guidelines
for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain |
10/10/97
9/30/90
7/1/94
1996
08/02/03 |
--
--
--
-- |
| CO |
Controlled Substances Act
Intractable Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Guideline |
18-18-308: Prescriptions
12-36-117: Unprofessional Conduct
Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled
Substances for Intractable Pain |
7/1/96
8/6/97
5/16/96 |
--
--
-- |
|
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 |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
FL |
Medical
Practice Act
Medical Board Regulation
Civil
Rights Act, Health Care Advance Directives |
458.326:
Intractable Pain; Authorized Treatment
64B8-9.013: Standards for the Use of Controlled
Substances for the Treatment of Pain
765.1103:
Pain Management and Palliative Care |
4/8/94
12/21/99
2002 |
--
-- |
|
GA |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Management
of Prescribing with Emphasis on Addictive or Dependency-Producing Drugs |
1991 |
-- |
|
HI |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
ID |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Prescribing
Opioids for Chronic Pain |
3/4/95 |
8/26/05 |
|
IL |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
IN |
No
policies found |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
IA |
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 Guideline |
Guidelines
for Prescribing Controlled Substances
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled
Substances in Pain Treatment |
6/20/96
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 |
Medical
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: Attachment
B
|
Prescribing
Practices, Policy and Guidelines - Management of Pain
Guidelines
for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
5/3/89
12/12/01 |
12/12/01 |
|
MI |
Public
Health Statute
Medical
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
|
4/1/99
late 2003 |
1/8/02 |
|
MN |
Intractable
Pain Treatment Act
Medical Board Guideline
Joint
Policy Statement |
Controlled
Substances Act 152.125: Intractable Pain
Model Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment
of Pain
Joint
Statement on Pain Management
|
5/9/97
Fall 2000
Sept. 2004 |
--
-- |
|
MS |
Regulation
Medical Board Policy Statement |
50
013 002: Addendum: Use of Controlled Substances for Chronic (Non-terminal)
Pain
Pain, Pain Management and Mississippi
State Board of Medical Licensure Scrutiny |
4/18/99
1997 |
--
-- |
|
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 |
Statute
Medical
Board Guideline |
Senate
Bill 424 268:1-268:4
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled
Substances in the Management of Chronic Pain |
8/1/00
5/11/00 |
--
-- |
|
NJ |
Controlled
Substance Regulation
Medical Board Regulation |
NJAC
8:65-7.7: Administering or Dispensing of Narcotic Drugs NJAC
13.35-7.6: Limitations on Prescribing, Administering or Dispensing of
Controlled Substances; Special Exceptions for the Management of Pain |
1989
11/3/97 |
--
-- |
|
NM |
Health
and Safety Statute
Medical Board Guideline
Medical
Board Regulation
Joint
Policy Statement |
N.M.
Stat Ann. 24-2D-1 to 24-2D-6: Pain Relief Act
Guidelines on Prescribing for Pain
Management
of Chronic Pain with Controlled Substances
Joint
Statement on the Management of Chronic Pain |
2/1/96
4/5/99
1/20/03
5/5/05 |
--
--
--
-- |
|
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
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
Oregon
State Board of Nursing Position Statement for Pain Management |
10/10/95
7/26/96
4/16/99
6/17/04 |
6/17/03
--
07/09/04
--
|
|
PA |
Medical
Board Regulation
Medical Board Guideline |
49
Pa. Code 16.92: Prescribing, Administering and Dispensing Controlled Substances
Guidelines on the Use of Controlled Substances in the Treatment of Pain |
2/2/85
10/20/98 |
--
--
|
|
RI |
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 |
--
-- |
|
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 Guidelines
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 |
Tenn.
Code Ann. 63-6-1101 - 63-6-1109
Rule 0880-2-.14: Authority of a Physician
to Prescribe for the Treatment of Pain
Policy: Management of Prescribing with
an Emphasis on Addictive or Dependence-Producing Drugs |
06/02/01
6/30/99
9/19/95
|
--
--
--
|
|
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 |
11/1/89
4/7/95
1993
8/29 /01 |
9/1/97
--
--
-- |
|
UT |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Model
Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
2/10/99
|
--
|
|
VT |
Medical
Board Guideline |
Vermont
Board of Medical Practice Report of the Prescribing Practices Committee |
6/5/96 |
--
|
|
VA |
Medical
Practice Statute
Medical Board Guideline |
54.1-2971
and 54.1-3408.1: Prescription in Excess of Recommended Dosage in Certain
Cases
Guidelines
for the Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic,Noncancer Pain
Model
Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain |
3/16/95
2/5/98
6/24/04 |
--
-- |
|
WA |
Controlled
Substances Statute
Medical Board Regulation
Department of Health Guideline |
RCW
69.50.308: Prescriptions
WAC 246-919-800, 810, 820,
830: Pain Management
Guidelines for Management of Pain |
7/25/93
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
|
--
--
--
|
|
WI |
Controlled
Substances Statute
Pharmacy
Board Position Statement |
961.001:
Uniform Controlled Substance Act Declaration of Intent, 961.38 Prescriptions
Position Statement on the
Treatment of Pain |
6/24/96
12/7/05 |
--
|
|
WY |
Medical
Board Policy Statement |
Letter
to the Wyoming Physicians |
3/11/96 |
--
|
