71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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 LC 1537
 
                 Senate Concurrent Resolution 8
 
Sponsored by Senator TROW (at the request of Oregon State
  Pharmacy Coalition, Oregon State University College of
  Pharmacy, Northwest Parish Nurse Ministries, Oregon State
  Council of Senior Citizens, United Seniors of Oregon, Oregon
  Nurses Association, Portland Gray Panthers, Oregon Medical
  Association, Elders in Action, Oregon State Pharmacist
  Association)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Recommends providing medication management education to senior
citizens and other persons.
 
                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas providing to health care professionals and to senior
citizens and their health care providers a comprehensive and
coordinated system of educational programs in medication
management for senior citizens would reduce the incidence of
medication-related medical emergencies experienced by seniors who
take their prescriptions incorrectly; and
  Whereas educational programs should be developed to help inform
health care professionals and senior citizens and their health
care providers about the responsible use of prescription
medicines and the potentially harmful effects of misuse or abuse
of prescription medicines; and
  Whereas educational programs should be developed to improve
communication among senior citizens, health care providers and
health care professionals; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-first Legislative Assembly,
recommend that health insurers, including health care service
contractors, the Oregon Health Plan and other state-funded health
care programs that provide prescription medicines to senior
citizens, establish and conduct medication management educational
programs that include, but are not limited to, workshops, short
presentations and print and electronic media information
campaigns in local communities.
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