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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the re-creation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task |
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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 83 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 83. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE |
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Sec. 83.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "task force" |
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means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force. |
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Sec. 83.002. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE. (a) The |
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Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of: |
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(1) 20 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 nephrologist 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) one representative from the National Kidney |
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Foundation; |
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(F) one representative from the Texas Kidney |
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Foundation; |
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(G) one representative from the South Plains |
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Kidney Foundation of West Texas; |
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(H) one representative from the Texas Renal |
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Coalition; |
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(I) one representative from the commission's |
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Kidney Health Care Program; |
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(J) 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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(K) one representative of clinical laboratories; |
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(L) one representative of private renal care |
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providers; |
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(M) one pediatrician in private practice; |
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(N) one kidney transplant surgeon; |
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(O) one primary care physician; |
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(P) one licensed and certified renal dietitian; |
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(Q) one certified nephrology nurse; |
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(R) one representative from a health care system; |
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(S) one representative of the commission whose |
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duties involve the state Medicaid program; and |
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(T) one end stage renal disease expert; |
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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. 83.003. DUTIES. The task force shall: |
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(1) coordinate implementation of the state's |
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cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, |
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and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population |
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through national, state, and local partners; and |
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(2) educate health care professionals on the use of |
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clinical practice guidelines for screening, detecting, diagnosing, |
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treating, and managing chronic kidney disease, its comorbidities, |
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and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality |
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Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney |
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Disease. |
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Sec. 83.004. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the task force may |
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receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section |
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2110.004, Government Code. |
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Sec. 83.005. ASSISTANCE. The commission 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. 83.006. REPORT. Not later than January 1 of each |
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odd-numbered year, 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 appropriate standing |
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committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues. |
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Sec. 83.007. FUNDING. (a) The task force, through the |
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commission, 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 commission shall investigate any potential sources |
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of funding from federal grants or programs. |
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Sec. 83.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as |
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specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 2110, Government |
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Code, does not apply to the task force. |
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Sec. 83.009. TASK FORCE REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT. (a) The |
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commission shall review the continued need for the task force at |
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least once every five years. |
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(b) If the commission determines the task force is no longer |
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needed and should be abolished, the commission shall publish notice |
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of its decision in the Texas Register and on the commission's |
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Internet website. |
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(c) The task force is abolished on the date stated in the |
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notice required by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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shall appoint the members to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force |
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as required by Section 83.002, Health and Safety Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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