07 LC 29
2795S
The
House Committee on Judiciary Non-civil offers the following substitute to HB
287:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to health, so as to establish
the Pain Management Ad Hoc Advisory Committee; to provide for such
committee´s membership, duties, and duration; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions relative to health, is amended by adding a new Code
section to read as follows:
"31-1-10.
(a)
There is established the Pain Management Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. The purposes
of the committee shall be to:
(1)
Facilitate a discussion among the Attorney General, the appropriate regulatory
boards, and other interested persons that focuses on identifying appropriate
procedures and techniques for the management of pain; and
(2)
Study and report to the Governor and the General Assembly on medical,
pharmaceutical, and patient care issues involving the treatment of pain,
including, but not limited to, the use of Schedule II controlled substances.
Such report shall include recommendations for legislative action regarding pain
management.
(b)
The committee shall review, at a minimum:
(1)
Scientific and medical reviews of controlled substances classified as Schedule
II under Code Section 16-13-26;
(2)
Modern pain management knowledge;
(3)
Modern pain management techniques for the treatment of pain, including the use
of Schedule II controlled substances;
(4)
The adverse impact on patient recovery condition caused by the undertreatment of
pain;
(5)
The identity and quantity of patients who do not receive adequate pain control
treatment and consequences and costs of undertreatment;
(6)
The development of guidelines to establish parameters for the investigation of a
prescriber or dispenser of Schedule II controlled substances for the treatment
of pain; and
(7)
The development of guidelines to educate prescribers, dispensers, patients, law
enforcement, and the public about pain management and regulatory
issues.
(c)
The committee shall consist of nine members. The Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall appoint three members, the Governor shall appoint three
members, and the President of the Senate shall appoint three members to the
committee.
(d)
The committee shall select a chairperson and hold its first meeting not later
than September 15, 2007. The committee shall issue a preliminary report of its
activities, tentative findings, and recommendations of issues requiring further
study to the Governor and the General Assembly not later than January 4, 2008.
The committee shall issue a final report to the Governor and to the General
Assembly not later than September 15, 2008.
(e)
The members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
(f)
This Code section shall be automatically repealed on September 15,
2009."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.