H.C.R. No. 46 Summary

• Urges U.S. Congress and the Drug Enforcement Administration to change federal laws, regulations, and policies to allow patients to receive pain medication promptly when transferred from hospitals to nursing homes

• Addresses the problem that patients arriving at nursing homes from hospitals often experience considerable pain but are prevented from receiving adequate pain medication due to federal compliance requirements for Schedule II controlled substances

• States that physicians, nurses, and pharmacists are equally qualified to manage patient pain in both hospital and nursing home settings

• Directs the Ohio House Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the DEA Administrator, U.S. Congress leadership, Ohio's congressional delegation, and Ohio news media