ORS 413.572 Additional duties of commission

The Pain Management Commission shall:

Develop a pain management education program curriculum for a one-hour training and update it biennially.

Provide health professional regulatory boards and other health boards, committees or task forces with the curriculum.

Work with health professional regulatory boards and other health boards, committees or task forces to develop approved pain management education programs as required.

The curriculum must take into account the needs of Oregon Tribal communities, communities of color and other groups who have been disproportionately affected by adverse social determinants of health, such as racism, trauma, adverse childhood experiences and other factors that influence how an individual experiences chronic pain.