Title: Background information

Context:
Other initiatives are aimed at improving the safe use of opioids, including the OSI Toolkit and the patient  guide “Taking Opioids Responsibly for Your Safety and the Safety of Others: Patient Information Guide on  Long-term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain”. The OSI Toolkit was developed to provide clinicians with  materials to inform clinical decision-making regarding opioid therapy and safe opioid prescribing. The  toolkit materials can be found at the following link: https://www.va.gov/PAINMANAGEMENT/Opioid_Safety_Initiative_Toolkit.asp. “Taking Opioids Responsibly  for Your Safety and the Safety of Others: Patient Information Guide on Long-term Opioid Therapy for  Chronic Pain” is aimed at providing information to patients as well as their providers regarding the safe use  of opioids. More information can be found at the following link: http://www.healthquality.va.gov/guidelines/Pain/cot/OpiodTheraphyforChronicPainPatientTool20May20 13print.pdf. To further promote safety and patient centered care, the VHA issued a policy in 2014 requiring  standardized education and signature informed consent for all patients receiving LOT for non-cancer  pain.

Question: When did VHA issue a policy requiring  standardized education and signature informed consent for all patients receiving LOT for non-cancer  pain?

Answer: in 2014