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While the Board's Pain rules deal predominantly with issues of chronic pain, the Board is a participant in the Ohio Pain Advisory Committee and the Compassionate Care Task Force, dealing with the full spectrum of pain management issues including palliative care.  This page is intended to provide information across that full spectrum.
 

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Rules and Policies for Pain Management

Medical Board Intractable Pain Rules
 

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Links to Pain Management Topics and Websites

Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Position Paper on Utilizing Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Intractable Pain

Pain FAQs from the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Office of Diversion

Federation of State Medical Boards' Model Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain  

National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP) publishes Clinical Practice Guidelines  Click here for details.

Pain Management Survey for
Physicians - Your feedback helps the Board assess the impact of the rules on the day-to-day practice of pain management.  Click here to  download a copy of the survey. 

AMA continues education efforts on pain management.   Click here for details.

Report of Compassionate Care Task Force

 

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