title: Regs and Pains.
abstract: Newly adopted changes to the Texas Medical Board's pain management rules turn numerous chronic pain treatment guidelines into minimum requirements. The stricter rules prompt liability concerns as the board strives to ensure patients receive treatment that matches the evolving standard of care.
authors.forename: Joey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berlin
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D012660:Semantics; D013781:Texas