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	Amend SB 1879, in third reading, by adding the following 
SECTIONS to the bill, and renumbering the sections of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 107, Occupations Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter E to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER E.  PAIN TREATMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
	Sec. 107.201.  PAIN TREATMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.  (a)  The 
following individuals shall be appointed as a review committee on 
pain treatment:
		(1)  the attorney general or the attorney general's 
designee;        
		(2)  a physician who practices at a public hospital in 
this state;   
		(3)  a physician who practices at a private hospital in 
this state;  
		(4)  a physician who practices in this state as a 
psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of addictive diseases;
		(5)  a probate court judge licensed to practice law in 
this state;   
		(6)  a member of the governing board of the American 
Cancer Society, Texas Division, or the member's designee;
		(7)  a member of the governing board of the Texas 
Medical Association or the member's designee;
		(8)  a member of the governing board of the Texas Nurses 
Association or the member's designee;
		(9)  an officer of a public hospital in this state who 
is a member of the governing board of the Texas Hospital Association 
or the member's designee;
		(10)  an officer of a private hospital in this state who 
is a member of the governing board of the Texas Hospital Association 
or the member's designee; and
		(11)  a public member who is a resident of this state.                 
	(b)  The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of 
representatives shall each appoint five of the members described by 
Subsections (a)(2) through (11).
	(c)  The following individuals serve on the committee as 
nonvoting resource members and are appointed by the executive 
director of the agency the member represents:
		(1)  a pharmacist member of the Texas State Board of 
Pharmacy;       
		(2)  a physician member of the Texas Medical Board;                    
		(3)  a nurse member of the Board of Nurse Examiners;                   
		(4)  a representative of the Department of Aging and 
Disability Services; and
		(5)  a representative of the narcotics regulatory 
programs of the Department of Public Safety.
	(d)  The committee shall study the relevant provisions in the 
laws of this state that relate to the administration of 
prescription medication, controlled substances, and the needs of 
patients for effective pain control and management.  The committee 
shall examine how the following statutes affect public health 
needs, the professional medical community, and persons affected by 
acute, chronic, or end-of-life pain:
		(1)  this chapter;                                                     
		(2)  Subtitles B, E, I, and J of this title; and                       
		(3)  Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.                              
	(e)  The committee shall meet at least once every three 
months.       
	(f)  Not later than September 1, 2008, the committee shall 
report any changes recommended to the statutes examined under 
Subsection (d) to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house 
of representatives, and the appropriate standing committees in the 
senate and the house of representatives that have jurisdiction over 
the issues studied by the committee.
	(g)  This section expires July 1, 2009.