Patient Safety & Quality Pain Care
Controlled Substances Act
Spainish version
(Reviewed in 2004)
AAPM seeks to review, comment, and advocate for new policies, political and legislative actions that surround the delicate balance between safe prescribing practices and the well documented, public health crisis of under treated pain.
Latest News
Public Healthcare Meetings
Obama team reaches out...
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NCOIL Adopts Model Law
Act improves PPO transparency...
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Mental Health Bill Becomes Law
Bill attached to rescue package...
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Defense Bill Becomes Law
S 3001 signed on October 14...
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Veteran's Pain Care Act Becomes Law
S 2162 signed on October 10...
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Senate Fails to Vote on HR 2994
Senate fails to bring HR 2994 to vote...
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IDDS Coverage in Washington State
AAPM acts to overturn IDDS ruling...
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VA Expands Funding for Pain Program
VA approves funding for major expansion of pain treatment...
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Proposed New Diagnostic Criteria for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
This topical update reports recent progress...
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pain management, education and research.