Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2241.6

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 2241.6 - Standards for competent review in cases concerning management of pain

The Division of Medical Quality shall develop standards before June 1, 2002, to assure the competent review in cases concerning the management, including, but not limited to, the undertreatment, undermedication, and overmedication of a patient's pain. The division may consult with entities such as the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the California Society of Anesthesiologists, the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and any other medical entity specializing in pain control therapies to develop the standards utilizing, to the extent they are applicable, current authoritative clinical practice guidelines.

Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 2241.6

Added by Stats 2001 ch 518 (AB 487), s 3, eff. 1/1/2002.