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HI SCR25
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/4/2011
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Requests the Board of Nursing to develop and implement a pain and palliative care policy for patients suffering from severe acute or chronic pain.
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Recognizes that adequate pain management is essential healthcare, particularly for cancer patients and those with noncancerous chronic pain conditions.
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Acknowledges that opiates, when administered by qualified pain management practitioners, can be a safe component of comprehensive pain treatment plans.
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Requires the Board of Nursing to report to the Legislature on the policy development and implementation no later than twenty days before the 2012 Regular Session convenes.
Legislative Description
Pain Patient's Bill of Rights
Last Action
(H) Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 53
4/6/2011