Section 11161.5 Of Article 2. Reports Of Injuries From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
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. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that on or before
January 1, 2006, the California District Attorneys Association, in
conjunction with interested parties, including, but not limited to,
the Department of Justice, the California Narcotic Officers'
Association, the California Police Chiefs' Association, the
California State Sheriffs' Association, the California Medical
Association, the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain
Medicine, the California Society of Anesthesiologists, the California
Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the
California Medical Board, the California Orthopedic Association, and
other medical and patient advocacy entities specializing in pain
control therapies, shall develop protocols for the development and
implementation of interagency investigations in connection with a
physician's prescription of medication to patients. The protocols are
intended to assure the competent review of, and that relevant
investigation procedures are followed for, the suspected
undertreatment, undermedication, overtreatment, and overmedication of
pain cases. Consideration shall be made for the special
circumstances of urban and rural communities. The investigation
protocol shall be designed to facilitate communication between the
medical and law enforcement communities and the timely return of
medical records pertaining to the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or
treatment of any patient that are seized by law enforcement from a
physician who is suspected of engaging in or having engaged in
criminal activity related to the documents.
(b) The costs incurred by the California District Attorneys
Association in implementing this section shall be solicited and
funded from nongovernmental entities.