Section 5-37.4-1. – Title.

§ 5-37.4-1. Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Intractable Pain Treatment Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 83, § 1.

Section 5-37.4-2. – Definitions.

§ 5-37.4-2. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Chronic intractable pain” means pain that is: excruciating; constant; incurable, and of such severity that it dominates virtually every conscious moment; and/or produces mental and physical debilitation. A diagnosis and written documentation of chronic intractable pain made by a physician licensed in the state of Rhode […]

Section 5-37.4-3. – Controlled substances.

§ 5-37.4-3. Controlled substances. (a) A practitioner may prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances not prohibited by law for a therapeutic purpose to a person diagnosed and treated by a practitioner for a condition resulting in intractable pain, if this diagnosis and treatment has been documented in the practitioner’s medical records. No practitioner shall be […]