Current Initiatives

The Policy Council’s primary goal is to advance pain management in the Commonwealth through public policy. We accomplish that by:

• Educating lawmakers on pain management issues
• Helping to advance legislation that will result in improvements in pain care
• Identifying legislative opportunities for and barriers to improving pain care and taking action on them
• Providing advice on pain management issues to public health officials by appointment to and participation on Commissions, Boards and Working Groups

Senate Bill 659 and House Bill 990 - An Act Relative to Removing Barriers to Non-Opioid Pain Management.

This bill would prohibit carriers from requiring prior authorization for the alternative medications and non-medication treatments modalities for pain identified by carriers as necessary to comply with DOI Guidance.

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Sponsors:
Representative Marjorie Decker
Senator John F. Keenan

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