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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
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WHEREAS, Telehealth, the practice of providing health care |
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services through the use of telecommunications technologies, has |
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benefited millions of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and |
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has become an increasingly important part of medical care in the |
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U.S. and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, The advent of telehealth has allowed health care |
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providers to remotely and securely connect with patients when |
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in-person interaction is not clinically necessary or |
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available, thereby enabling medical professionals to reach a |
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larger number of patients; because of the safety challenges |
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posed by COVID-19, telehealth and other virtual care services |
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have enjoyed far wider use and now represent 15 to 20 percent |
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of health care delivery; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving as a valuable means of augmenting |
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in-person care, telehealth has become an integral tool that |
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allows providers to do more good for more people and can be |
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particularly helpful for patients in need of specialty |
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treatment; and |
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WHEREAS, Broadening access to telehealth services has the |
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potential to greatly benefit patients who currently have more |
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limited health care options, including members of rural and |
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underserved communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Telehealth Awareness Week is taking place from |
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September 19 to 25, 2021, and serves as an occasion to unite |
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patients, caregivers, health care providers, policymakers, and |
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other stakeholders around the goal of advancing the role of |
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telehealth in our health care system; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize September 19 |
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to 25, 2021, as Telehealth Awareness Week and encourage Texans to |
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learn more about their telehealth options. |
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Perry |
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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 September 1, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |