ORS 413.570: Pain Management Commission; duties; staffing.

(1) The Pain Management Commission is established within the Oregon Health Authority. The commission shall:

      (a) Develop pain management recommendations;

      (b) Develop ways to improve pain management services through research, policy analysis and model projects; and

      (c) Represent the concerns of patients in Oregon on issues of pain management to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.

      (2) The pain management coordinator of the authority shall serve as staff to the commission.