BILL ANALYSIS


                                                    C.S.S.B. 1454
                                                       By: Rosson
                                        Health and Human Services
                                                         04-27-95
                                   Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND

Current law does not require medical schools to provide or medical
students to take pain treatment education course work.

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 1454 encourages certain licensed physicians
to complete pain treatment education course work.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is granted
to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners under SECTION 4(b) of
this bill.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 6, Title 71, V.T.C.S., by adding Article
4495d, as follows:

     Art. 4495d.  CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN PAIN TREATMENT. 
     (a) Encourages a physician licensed under Article 4495b,
     V.T.C.S. (Medical Practice Act), who submits an application
     for renewal of a license that designates a direct patient care
     practice and whose practice includes treating patients for
     pain is encouraged to include continuing medical education in
     pain treatment among the hours of continuing medical education
     completed to comply with Section 3.025(a)(2), Article 4495b,
     V.T.C.S.
SECTION 2. Amends Section 102.009, Health and Safety Code, by
adding Subsection (c) to require the Texas Cancer Council or its
contracted projects to maintain for physicians a listing of
available continuing medical education courses in pain treatment
offered by accredited Texas medical and osteopathic schools,
hospitals, health care facilities, or professional societies or
associations for physicians.

SECTION 3. Amends Chapter 61, Education Code, by adding Section
61.785, as follows:

     Sec. 61.785.  PAIN TREATMENT MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSE WORK. 
     (a) Requires each medical school to determine the extent to
     which pain treatment medical education course work is meeting
     the instructional elements described in Subsection (b) offered
     to all students enrolled in medical schools.
     
     (b) Requires pain treatment medical education course work to
       include certain instruction.
       
       SECTION 4.   (a) Effective date: September 1, 1995.

     (b) Requires the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners to
     adopt rules under this Act not later than December 1, 1995.
     
     (c) Requires each medical school to report the analysis of
     pain treatment medical education course work to the Texas
     Higher Education Coordinating Board not later than March 1,
     1996.
     
     SECTION 5.     Emergency clause.