Although the change in state licensing rules for physicians treating pain patients won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2012, many clinics are already responding.
Physicians say the new rules will involve a lot of extra work, such as compiling records, checking ED reports, signing contracts with pain patients and arranging consultations.
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