Below is a list of States with Pain Laws That Help Chronic Pain Patients. Almost every state has pain, laws so I limited my search to laws for the chronic pain community that benefits the patient-provider relationship. State intractable pain laws provide provisions for aggressive pain treatment while protecting doctors from unwarranted prosecution. There are millions of intractable and chronic pain patients in the USA, and it will only take a few from each state to step up and make a change that benefits the pain community in your state. As I do, I encourage all in the pain community (patients, providers, family, industry, and lawmakers) to allow for the treatment of chronic pain on an individualized base. Each of us is different, and what we need to treat the health challenges we face will need variation. Please keep this in mind when writing and passing legislation designed to help the pain community. Please click on my images below to check out more details on each state, and the links below are available resources. Thank you to all who step up to make a difference in the pain community! You are appreciated. I volunteer in my efforts and encourage you to do the same. It can be done with active, passionate people and very little funding. So go out and help make a difference. I have spent more than 15 years working on legislation that will help me and others in the pain community and have developed a course to help others who want to lead at the level I do. You can also contact me for more information on that course; it comes with personalized attention, resources, and tools. If you already know what to do… thank you for getting to work on your state’s pain community needs!
As you can see, the following states need the most assistance – If you are in one of these states, I hope you can step up and help.
NO Law That I Found That Is Helpful that I could find – States that need attention
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
If you have any questions, please contact me by email or phone. barby.ingle@gmail.com or 480-882-1342.
Published by Barby Ingle, 1/4/2022. Updated 9/9/2022
Resources
- http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy
- https://casetext.com/regulation/alabama-administrative-code/title-540-alabama-board-of-medical-examiners/chapter-540-x-19-pain-management-services/section-540-x-19-09-requirements-for-the-use-of-controlled-substances-for-the-treatment-of-pain
- https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/106th-congress/senate-report/299/1
- https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/prescribing-for-pain/Documents/BME-Rule-Language.pdf
- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/152.125
- https://www.txmedicallicensinglaw.com/2013/03/articles/drug-enforcement-administration/the-texas-intractable-pain-treatment-act-and-chronic-pain/
