84R751 KKR-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 502
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the re-creation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task
Force.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Glenda Dawson Act.
SECTION 2. The state finds that the treatment of chronic
kidney disease is a tremendous expense and that the early diagnosis
and effective treatment of chronic kidney disease can prolong lives
and delay the high cost of medical treatment, including dialysis
and transplantation.
SECTION 3. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 99 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 99. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE
Sec. 99.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of State Health
Services.
(2) "Task force" means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task
Force.
Sec. 99.002. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE. (a) The
Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of:
(1) 18 members appointed by the governor as follows:
(A) one family practice physician;
(B) one pathologist;
(C) one nephrologist from a nephrology
department of a state medical school;
(D) one nephrologist in private practice;
(E) one representative from the National Kidney
Foundation;
(F) one representative from the department's
Kidney Health Care Program;
(G) one representative of an insurer that issues
a preferred provider benefit plan or of a health maintenance
organization;
(H) one representative of clinical laboratories;
(I) one representative of private renal care
providers;
(J) one pediatrician in private practice;
(K) one kidney transplant surgeon;
(L) one representative from the Texas Renal
Coalition;
(M) one primary care physician;
(N) one licensed and certified renal dietitian;
(O) one certified nephrology nurse;
(P) one representative from a health care system;
(Q) one representative of the Health and Human
Services Commission whose duties involve the state Medicaid
program; and
(R) one end stage renal disease expert;
(2) two members of the senate appointed by the
lieutenant governor; and
(3) two members of the house of representatives
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) The governor shall designate a member of the task force
to serve as the presiding officer of the task force. The presiding
officer serves at the will of the governor.
(c) Appointments to the task force shall be made without
regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or
national origin of the appointees.
Sec. 99.003. DUTIES. The task force shall:
(1) coordinate implementation of the state's
cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis,
and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population
through national, state, and local partners; and
(2) educate health care professionals on the use of
clinical practice guidelines for screening, detecting, diagnosing,
treating, and managing chronic kidney disease, its comorbidities,
and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality
Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney
Disease.
Sec. 99.004. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the task force may
receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section
2110.004, Government Code.
Sec. 99.005. ASSISTANCE. The department shall provide
administrative support to the task force, including necessary staff
and meeting facilities.
Sec. 99.006. REPORT. Not later than January 1 of each
even-numbered year, the task force shall submit its findings and
recommendations to:
(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
the house of representatives; and
(2) the presiding officers of the appropriate standing
committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues.
Sec. 99.007. FUNDING. (a) The task force, through the
department, may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private
or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the
task force.
(b) The department shall investigate any potential sources
of funding from federal grants or programs.
Sec. 99.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as
specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 2110, Government
Code, does not apply to the task force.
Sec. 99.009. TASK FORCE REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT. (a) The
department shall review the need for the task force at least once
every five years.
(b) If the department determines the task force is no longer
needed and should be abolished, the department shall publish notice
of its decision in the Texas Register and on the department's
Internet website.
(c) The task force is abolished on the date stated in the
notice required by Subsection (b).
SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2016, the governor,
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
shall appoint the members to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
as required by Section 99.002(a), Health and Safety Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.