22 Tex. Admin. Code § 172.1 - Definitions
Pain management clinics at which a majority of patients are treated for chronic pain are subject to Chapter 168 of the Act, unless otherwise exempted. In determining if the clinic is treating a majority of patients for chronic pain, one of the primary indicators is the prescribing of opioids. The board will utilize the following definitions in making that determination:
(1) Acute pain--the
normal, predicted, physiological response to a stimulus such as trauma,
disease, and operative procedures. Acute pain is time limited to no later than
30 days from the date of the initial prescription for opioids during a period
of treatment related to the acute condition or injury. Acute pain does not
include, chronic pain, pain being treated as part of cancer care; pain being
treated as part of hospice or other end-of-life care; pain being treated as
part of palliative care; or persistent non-chronic pain.
(2) Chronic pain--pain that is not relieved
with acute, post-surgical, post-procedure, or persistent non-chronic pain
treatment. This type of pain is associated with a chronic pathological process
that causes continuous or intermittent pain for no less than 91 days from the
date of the initial prescription for opioids. Medical practices treating this
type of pain patient may be subject to Chapter 168 of the Act.
(3) Post-surgical, post-procedure, persistent
non-chronic pain--pain that occurs due to trauma caused by the surgery or
procedure; or an underlying condition, disease, or injury causing persistent
non-chronic pain. These types of pain last 90 days or less, but more than 30
days, from the date of initial prescriptions for opioids during a period of
treatment.
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