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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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House Bill No. 2330, laboratory tests measuring kidney function, |
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to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text to added Section 42.0047, Health and Safety |
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Code, so that it reads as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0047. ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE |
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REPORTING. (a) A laboratory that performs a serum creatinine |
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test on a sample from a person 18 years of age or older shall also |
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calculate and include in the reported results the person's |
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estimated glomerular filtration rate or the results of an |
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alternative equivalent calculation measuring kidney function if |
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the laboratory receives along with the sample all relevant |
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clinical information about the person necessary to calculate the |
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person's estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an |
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alternative equivalent calculation. A physician requesting a |
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serum creatinine test shall provide to the laboratory all |
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relevant clinical information about the person necessary to |
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calculate the person's estimated glomerular filtration rate or |
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perform an alternative equivalent calculation unless the |
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physician determines that the calculation is unnecessary. |
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(b) The requirements under Subsection (a) do not apply |
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to: |
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(1) a laboratory that uses equipment to perform |
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serum creatinine tests that cannot be reprogrammed to calculate |
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the estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an |
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alternative equivalent calculation measuring kidney function; or |
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(2) a laboratory performing a serum creatinine test |
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on a sample taken from a patient who is being treated in a |
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hospital. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to allow a |
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laboratory to perform an alternative equivalent calculation |
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measuring a person's kidney function. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 31, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |