Chapter 520 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 1140

Relating to Pain Management Demonstration Project.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) There shall be established a Pain Management Demonstration Project with the following purposes:

(a) To work with Oregon Health Plan participants to manage and relieve the pain of any persons with chronic pain enrolled in the plan;

(b) To improve or maintain the functional status of Oregon Health Plan participants reporting chronic pain;

(c) To decrease utilization of health care and social service resources by Oregon Health Plan participants reporting chronic pain; and

(d) To provide primary care physicians and their staff with the skills and information necessary to manage patients with chronic pain.

(2)(a) The Office of Medical Assistance Programs shall administer the project, but no state resources may be used in the administration of the project.

(b) The project shall continue for no more than two years from the date of inception and shall consist of six months of project preparation, one year of project implementation and six months of data analysis and reporting.

(3) The project shall consist of two demonstration sites, to be designated by the Office of Medical Assistance Programs. In choosing demonstration sites, the office shall locate one site in a rural area of the state and one site in an urban area of the state.

(4) The Office of Medical Assistance Programs is authorized to seek out and accept funds, grants and other resources for the purposes of this section from all sources, public and private.

(5)(a) Physicians shall be selected for participation in the project to form a geographically representative sample of patients reporting chronic pain for more than three months. A physician shall not be required to participate and all physicians who participate must receive and sign an informed consent agreement.

(b) Patients may be nominated for participation in the project by a participating physician. All patients who participate in the program must receive and sign an informed consent agreement.

(6) Prior to January 1, 2002, the Office of Medical Assistance Programs shall report to the proper legislative interim committee for medical and patient issues on the effectiveness of the demonstration project in improving the care provided to persons with chronic pain. The report shall address the desirability and feasibility of expanding the project statewide.

Approved by the Governor July 8, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 8, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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