Nonpharmacological pain management treatment.
Summary
Existing law sets forth the Pain Patient's Bill of Rights, which grants a patient who suffers from severe chronic intractable pain the option to request or reject the use of any or all modalities to relieve their pain. This bill would make related findings and declarations, including that the health care system should encourage the use of evidence-based nonpharmacological therapies for pain management.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Aug 2022
Signed into Law
Aug 2022
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Signed Aug 22, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Aug 8, 2022 · Assembly Aug 15, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Aug 8, 2022
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Aug 22, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 15, 2022
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (75-0-5)
assembly
Aug 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5876.).
lower
Aug 8, 2022
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Aug 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4686.).
upper
Jun 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22).
upper
Jun 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Jun 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
upper
May 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5035.)
lower
May 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
lower
Feb 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin McCarty
DDemocratic
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