SB 2372

RELATING TO PAIN MANAGEMENT

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND; Levin, Nakata, Tam

Keywords: DEATH, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DRUGS, Dept. of commerce and consumer affairs, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

Report Title: Pain Management

Description: Clarifies controlled substances act to facilitate prescribing drugs for intractable pain in terminally ill patients; clarifies that it is not physician assisted suicide; requires autopsy report to state cause of death from the disease; provides civil, criminal, and professional disciplinary proceedings immunity.

 1-21-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. JDC                                
 1-28-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-04-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 229
 2- 4-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-11-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-11-00        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-11-00        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga, Levin; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Anderson