Kansas Statutes
Article 49 - Health Care Providers
65-4977 Persons suffering from pain; use of controlled substances for pain treatment.

65-4977. Persons suffering from pain; use of controlled substances for pain treatment. (a) A person suffering from pain:
(1) Should be an active participant in decisions about the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of their pain.
(2) May accept or reject the use of any or all diagnostic and therapeutic modalities which may be recommended to treat such person's pain.
(3) Should accurately, completely, and honestly report all symptoms and concerns to physicians and other health care professionals conducting assessment and treatment of such person's pain.
(b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent, restrict or limit a physician or other person authorized to prescribe drugs from prescribing, dispensing, administering, or distributing a controlled substance to a patient for the treatment of pain, when it is for a valid medical purpose and based on appropriate clinical indications.
(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a physician or other person authorized to prescribe drugs to prescribe, dispense, administer, or distribute a controlled substance to a patient for the treatment of pain if in the judgment of the prescriber the use of a controlled substance is not clinically indicated or the most appropriate therapeutic modality.
History: L. 2006, ch. 110, § 3; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 65 - Public Health

Article 49 - Health Care Providers

65-4901 Medical malpractice screening panels; convening; selection of members; list of health care providers maintained by state agency.

65-4902 Same; notice to parties; designation or selection of health care provider.

65-4903 Convening of panel; notice; findings; notice, organization and conduct of meetings; rules by supreme court; meetings held in camera.

65-4904 Recommendations on issue; concurring and dissenting opinions; notice to parties; copy of opinion to judge; admissibility of screening panel's report and subpoena of panel members in subsequent legal proceedings.

65-4905 Rejection by one or more parties; court action.

65-4906 Immunity of screening panel from damages, when.

65-4907 Compensation of panel members; assessment of costs.

65-4908 Filing memorandum request for panels to toll statute of limitations, when.

65-4909 Limited liability for certain associations of health care providers, review organizations, committee members and individuals or entities acting at request thereof; good faith requirement; "health care provider" defined.

65-4914 Public policy relating to provision of health care.

65-4915 Peer review; healthcare providers, services and costs; definitions; authority of peer review officer or committee; records and testimony of information contained therein privileged; licensing agency disciplinary proceedings; exceptions.

65-4916 Severability of act.

65-4921 Definitions.

65-4922 Medical care facilities; risk management program required; submission of plan; inspections and investigations; approval of plan; reports and records confidential.

65-4923 Reporting requirements.

65-4924 Reports relating to impaired providers; procedures.

65-4925 Reports, records and proceedings confidential and privileged; licensing agency disciplinary proceedings.

65-4926 Immunity from civil liability for report or investigation, limits.

65-4927 Failure to report; remedies; immunity from civil liability.

65-4928 Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy.

65-4929 Purpose of risk management programs; status of entities conducting programs; antitrust immunity.

65-4930 Act supplemental to existing law.

65-4941 Do not resuscitate orders or directives; definitions.

65-4942 Same; form.

65-4943 Same; requirements of form.

65-4944 Same; immunity from liability.

65-4945 Same; existing documents, compliance with act.

65-4946 Same; DNR identifier; duties of emergency medical services board; rules and regulations.

65-4947 Same; validity of DNR order during transport of patient.

65-4948 Same; rules and regulations.

65-4955 Health care provider cooperation act; legislative findings; protection of public.

65-4956 Same; definitions.

65-4957 Same; cooperative agreements; application for certificate of public advantage; application fees; issuance of certificate of public advantage, when; evaluation of cooperative agreement; amendment of approved agreement.

65-4958 Same; annual review of approved cooperative agreement; proceedings to terminate certificate of public advantage.

65-4959 Same; file of cooperative agreements for which certificates of public advantage are in effect; notice of termination.

65-4960 Same; cooperative agreement for which certificate of public advantage issued is lawful agreement; negotiating and entering into cooperative agreement is lawful conduct; application of act; effect of provisions of cooperative agreement.

65-4961 Same; advisory committee of health care providers created.

65-4965 Citation of act.

65-4966 Patient entitled to receive copy of contact lens prescription; disclosures; prescription limitations.

65-4967 Definition of person dispensing contact lenses for purposes of section; persons mailing or delivering contact lenses to patients in Kansas; registration requirements; fees; temporary suspension or limitation of registration; emergency proceed...

65-4968 Revocation of registration or license for failure to comply with requirements of act; civil fines for violations; disposition of moneys; injunction remedy for violations; enforcement of act.

65-4969 Contact lens advisory council established; membership on council; expenses of members.

65-4974 Research protocols; informed consent of adults and emancipated minors.

65-4975 Pain patient's quality of care act.

65-4976 Legislative findings on pain treatment.

65-4977 Persons suffering from pain; use of controlled substances for pain treatment.

65-4978 Medical retainer agreement; definitions; requirements; notice.