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Passage Of NASPER Law Is Celebrated In 2005, But Work Continues
At ASIPP's 2005 Annual Meeting in Washington, Representative Frank Pallone,
Jr. (D-NJ) and Representative Ed Whitfield (R-KY), present ASIPP CEO Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD (far right) with the pen used
by President Bush to sign the NASPER law.
 President Bush Signs NASPER Into Law
AUGUST 12, 2005 - With the flourish of a pen, President Bush improved patient care -- promoting quality pain
relief with accountability -- and made history for the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), when he signed NASPER prescription
drug abuse legislation into law Thursday night, August 11. ASIPP is a national organization of approximately 4,000 members headquartered in
Paducah, Ky., has been working for the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Act since 1999.
(Photo: President George W. Bush and ASIPP CEO, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD)
What Is NASPER?
The National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, or NASPER, is a bill proposed by the American Society of Interventional
Pain Physicians to provide and improve patient access with quality care, and protect patients and physicians from deleterious effects of
controlled substance misuse, abuse and trafficking.
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NASPER Receives Support From Congressional Leaders in a signed letter to Jim Nussle, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Click here to read the letter of support for
National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) Act
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