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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to 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. Section 98.003, Health and Safety Code, as added |
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by Chapter 671 (H.B. 1373), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 98.003. DUTIES. The task force shall: |
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(1) develop a cost-effective plan for prevention, |
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early screening, diagnosis, and management of [to educate health
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care professionals about the advantages and methods of early
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screening, diagnosis, and treatment of] chronic kidney disease for |
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the state's population [and complications related to chronic kidney
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disease based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease or other
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medically recognized clinical practice guidelines]; and |
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(2) develop a plan for surveillance and data analysis |
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to assess the impact of [to educate health care professionals and
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individuals with] chronic kidney disease [about the advantages of
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end-stage renal disease modality education and early renal
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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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SECTION 2. Section 98.006, Health and Safety Code, as added |
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by Chapter 671 (H.B. 1373), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 98.006. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2011 |
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[2009], the task force shall submit its findings and |
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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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SECTION 3. Section 98.009, Health and Safety Code, as added |
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by Chapter 671 (H.B. 1373), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 98.009. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and |
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this chapter expires on September 1, 2011 [2009]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect August 31, 2009. |