Bill Text: OH HB477 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: To designate September as "Pain Awareness Month."
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-27 - Committee Report [HB477 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2009-HB477-Comm_Sub.html
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Representative Yuko
Cosponsors:
Representatives Letson, Domenick, Fende, Okey, Brown
To enact section 5.2266 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
designate September as "Pain Awareness Month." | 2 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5.2266 of the Revised Code be enacted | 3 |
to read as follows: | 4 |
Section 5.2266. The month of September is designated as "Pain | 5 |
Awareness Month" to raise public awareness and understanding of | 6 |
physical pain and pain management. | 7 |
Section 2. In declaring September "Pain Awareness Month," the | 8 |
General Assembly recognizes that physical pain affects tens of | 9 |
millions of Americans and that untreated or inadequately treated | 10 |
pain can diminish quality of life and result in economic loss to | 11 |
Ohio through medical expenses, lost wages, reduced productivity, | 12 |
and other costs. The General Assembly considers increasing public | 13 |
awareness of physical pain and promoting access to appropriate | 14 |
pain treatment for all Ohioans vital to reducing suffering and | 15 |
removing barriers to pain-free living. | 16 |