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AN ACT
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relating to creating the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Glenda Dawson Act. |
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SECTION 2. The state finds that the treatment of chronic |
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kidney disease is a tremendous expense and that the early diagnosis |
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and effective treatment of chronic kidney disease can prolong lives |
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and delay the high cost of medical treatment, including dialysis |
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and transplantation. |
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SECTION 3. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 98 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 98. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE |
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Sec. 98.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Department" means the Department of State Health |
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Services. |
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(2) "Task force" means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task |
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Force. |
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Sec. 98.002. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE. (a) The |
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Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of: |
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(1) 13 members appointed by the governor as follows: |
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(A) one family practice physician; |
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(B) one pathologist; |
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(C) one representative from a nephrology |
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department of a state medical school; |
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(D) one nephrologist in private practice; |
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(E) two representatives from different Texas |
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affiliates of the National Kidney Foundation; |
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(F) one representative from the department; |
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(G) one representative of an insurer that issues |
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a preferred provider benefit plan or of a health maintenance |
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organization; |
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(H) one representative of clinical laboratories; |
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(I) one representative of private renal care |
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providers; |
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(J) one pediatrician in private practice; |
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(K) one kidney transplant surgeon; and |
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(L) one representative from the Texas Renal |
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Coalition; |
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(2) two members of the senate appointed by the |
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lieutenant governor; and |
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(3) two members of the house of representatives |
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appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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(b) The governor shall designate a member of the task force |
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to serve as the presiding officer of the task force. The presiding |
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officer serves at the will of the governor. |
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(c) Appointments to the task force shall be made without |
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regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or |
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national origin of the appointees. |
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Sec. 98.003. DUTIES. The task force shall: |
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(1) develop a plan to educate health care |
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professionals about the advantages and methods of early screening, |
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diagnosis, and treatment of chronic kidney disease and |
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complications related to chronic kidney disease based on the Kidney |
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Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines |
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for Chronic Kidney Disease or other medically recognized clinical |
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practice guidelines; |
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(2) develop a plan to educate health care |
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professionals and individuals with chronic kidney disease about the |
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advantages of end-stage renal disease modality education and early |
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renal replacement therapy, including in-center dialysis, home |
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hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis as well as other access options, |
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and transplantation, before the onset of end-stage renal disease |
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when kidney function is declining; and |
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(3) make recommendations on the implementation of a |
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cost-effective plan for early screening, diagnosis, and treatment |
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of chronic kidney disease for the state's population. |
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Sec. 98.004. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the task force is |
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not entitled to compensation but, at the discretion of the |
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department, is entitled to reimbursement for the member's actual |
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and necessary expenses in attending meetings of the task force and |
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performing other official duties authorized by the presiding |
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officer. |
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Sec. 98.005. ASSISTANCE. The department shall provide |
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administrative support to the task force, including necessary staff |
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and meeting facilities. |
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Sec. 98.006. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2009, the |
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task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to: |
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(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of |
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the house of representatives; and |
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(2) the presiding officers of the Senate Committee on |
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Health and Human Services and the Public Health Committee of the |
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house of representatives, or the appropriate committees of the 81st |
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Legislature. |
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Sec. 98.007. FUNDING. (a) The task force, through the |
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department, may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private |
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or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the |
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task force. |
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(b) The department shall investigate any potential sources |
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of funding from federal grants or programs. |
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Sec. 98.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110, |
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Government Code, does not apply to the task force. |
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Sec. 98.009. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and |
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this chapter expires on September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1373 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1373 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |