81R37207 JSC-D
By: Zaffirini S.R. No. 1069
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
Bill 2330, laboratory tests measuring kidney function, to consider
and take action on the following matter:
Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the
committee to add text to added Section 42.0047, Health and Safety
Code, so that it reads as follows:
Sec. 42.0047. ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
REPORTING. (a) A laboratory that performs a serum creatinine test
on a sample from a person 18 years of age or older shall also
calculate and include in the reported results the person's
estimated glomerular filtration rate or the results of an
alternative equivalent calculation measuring kidney function if
the laboratory receives along with the sample all relevant clinical
information about the person necessary to calculate the person's
estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an alternative
equivalent calculation. A physician requesting a serum creatinine
test shall provide to the laboratory all relevant clinical
information about the person necessary to calculate the person's
estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an alternative
equivalent calculation unless the physician determines that the
calculation is unnecessary.
(b) The requirements under Subsection (a) do not apply to:
(1) a laboratory that uses equipment to perform serum
creatinine tests that cannot be reprogrammed to calculate the
estimated glomerular filtration rate or perform an alternative
equivalent calculation measuring kidney function; or
(2) a laboratory performing a serum creatinine test on
a sample taken from a patient who is being treated in a hospital.
Explanation: This change is necessary to allow a
laboratory to perform an alternative equivalent calculation
measuring a person's kidney function.