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He wondered whether those businesses could be grandfathered in until the date of their next <br /> business tax renewal . <br /> A brief discussion ensued wherein the Board made suggestions about providing some <br /> relief to the existing clinics, and expressed concerns about not prohibiting legitimate pain <br /> management clinics from opening in the County . <br /> In response to Board questions, Attorney Polackwich provided further information on the <br /> permitting process . He revealed that if a pain clinic operator has been involved in any type of <br /> prior criminal activity relating to this topic , he or she would be banned from getting State <br /> registration. <br /> Detective Bill Starr, responding to Vice Chairman Wheeler ' s query, said that to his <br /> knowledge , there are only three legitimate pain clinics in the County, and he was not aware of <br /> any illegal facilities . <br /> Commissioner O ' Bryan requested information on why the requirement for a doctor to be <br /> Board-certified had not been carried over from the Emergency Ordinance to the proposed <br /> permanent Ordinance . <br /> Attorney Polackwich conveyed that by 2012 , the State would require doctors operating <br /> the pain clinics to have certain levels of training and certification, and said that lacking those <br /> qualifications , doctors would be unable to get State registration or a County permit. <br /> Commissioner O ' Bryan asked how the County would monitor the percentage of <br /> controlled substances that would be dispensed each month by the pharmacies , and whether the <br /> Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) would preclude the <br /> information from being circulated . <br /> April 12 , 2011 29 <br />