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CT HB05406

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Cook

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Connecticut General Statutes section 20-14o to allow prescribing practitioners to refer patients to chiropractors or physical therapists as an alternative to or in addition to opioid prescriptions for chronic pain treatment.

  • Requires the Department of Public Health to establish guidelines for evidence-based, nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat chronic pain, including chiropractic treatment and physical therapy.

  • Mandates the Department of Public Health to conduct educational and outreach activities to raise awareness of the chronic pain treatment guidelines.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Treatment Of Chronic Pain Without Opioid Drugs.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

1/22/2021

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/22/2021

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