Re: Montana State Pain Law (and other US States)
From: Tracy (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Mon Jun 10 09:18:09 2002
At Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Gloria wrote:
>
>Can you please send me a copy of the Montana State Pain law. I have
>been diagnosed with intussucceptin.( A telescoping of the intestines
>into one another and also a large anterior rectocele. I was scheduled
>to have surgery for this on June 3-but the doc was trapped behind a fire
>up in northern Canada and wasn't able to make it back to Bismark. My
>regular doctor that I have been seeing for the last 9 months or so has
>been adequately treating my pain from these conditions. But when I went
>to the Doctors office to ask for more pain medicine tto last me until
>the surgery my regular doc wasn't there. And she is only a PAC.
>(Physicians assistant) Slowly I have built up a tolerance to the
>oxycontin. I have been taking 280 mg a day-plus my 100 Duragesic Patch
>and still have been in tears EVERY single day for the past month to 6
>weeks at the least. When I went to ask for more pain medicine the
>Doctor refused to give me what I needed to get me through. He gave me
>12 40mg pills. Now my surgery has been put off for 2 weeks. I have cut
>my dosage in 1/2 and am in extreme pain and also having symptoms of
>withdrawl. In three days time I went from 280mg to 160 and I think it
>would really help if I could show them the Montana Pain Law that was
>just recently passed. DAn has been spending quite a long time on the
>computer, but has not been able to come up with this. Are you able to
>send me or tell me how to go about finding that law so I can take it
>with me when I go back up to the doctor on Monday. I only have 11 more
>days to wait until the surgery, but really don't think the doctor is
>going to DO the surgery if I am going through withdrawels. Thank You. I
>really enjoyed our time togetthher in Germany and hope you are doing
>OK..
>Thank You.
>Love,
>Gloria Pierson.
>
>Or if anyone else has this info readily available I would really
>appreciate you sending it to me.
>
>Thank You.
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Gloria,
Here are a few links to get you started:
This lists regulations for many areas in the USA, just click on your
state:
http://www.painandthelaw.org/agencies/state_government.php
http://www.painandthelaw.org/statutes/painpolicy_regulations.php
Pain Care Bill of Rights (with download)
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?menu=1&item=5&file=page_paguide.htm#1
Montana Legislature
http://leg.state.mt.us/
MT Laws
http://leg.state.mt.us/services/legal/laws.htm
Or, in Montanta, you can email/call to get the latest information:
Health Policy and Services Division
Administrator: Maggie Bullock
Location: 1400 Broadway, Helena, MT 59620
Mailing address: P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59604
Telephone: (406) 444-4540
Fax: (406) 444-1861
E-Mail: mbullock@state.mt.us
>
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Tracy Joslin
IAS Administrator
tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
Neither the IAS, Synechion, Dr. Wiseman or any other representative offers
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