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Physicians (and some other individual care providers such as osteopaths, podiatrists and dentists) are regulated by the States. State Medical Boards (although they go by many different names) have two primary tasks; they license doctors who wish to practice medicine with in the state and discipline those who are licensed for breaches of the law (statutes, rules and policies). In the process medical boards investigates complaints, conduct physician evaluations, facilitate rehabilitation and promulgates and publishes rules, regulations and policies. State Pain Policies may be relevant in disciplinary proceedings conducted by State Boards. The majority of disciplinary actions continue to deal with prescribing and controlled substances violations, including substance abuse by physicians.

States publish very little detail about medical disciplinary proceedings (see, for example, Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, Board Actions [HTML]) and only a small and not necessarily representative sample of board action are reviewed by the courts. Notwithstanding, some states are making it easier for prospective patients to access information about potential careproviders (See e.g., Massachusetts Board of Registration Medicine Physician Profile System [HTML]; Florida Practitioner Profile Web site [HTML]; Virginia Board of Medicine Practitioner Information [HTML]).