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1		-	H.B. No. 1225
	1	+	By: Guillen H.B. No. 1225
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Menéndez, Miles)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2019;
	4	+	April 16, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &
	5	+	Human Services; May 16, 2019, reported favorably by the following
	6	+	vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 16, 2019, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to the re-creation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task
6	13		Force.
7	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	15		SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Glenda Dawson Act.
9	16		SECTION 2. The state finds that the treatment of chronic
10	17		kidney disease is a tremendous expense and that the early diagnosis
11	18		and effective treatment of chronic kidney disease can prolong lives
12	19		and delay the high cost of medical treatment, including dialysis
13	20		and transplantation.
14	21		SECTION 3. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
15	22		amended by adding Chapter 83 to read as follows:
16	23		CHAPTER 83. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE
17	24		Sec. 83.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "task force"
18	25		means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
19	26		Sec. 83.002. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE. (a) The
20	27		Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of:
21	28		(1) 20 members appointed by the governor as follows:
22	29		(A) one family practice physician;
23	30		(B) one pathologist;
24	31		(C) one nephrologist from a nephrology
25	32		department of a state medical school;
26	33		(D) one nephrologist in private practice;
27	34		(E) one representative from the National Kidney
28	35		Foundation;
29	36		(F) one representative from the Texas Kidney
30	37		Foundation;
31	38		(G) one representative from the South Plains
32	39		Kidney Foundation of West Texas;
33	40		(H) one representative from the Texas Renal
34	41		Coalition;
35	42		(I) one representative from the commission's
36	43		Kidney Health Care Program;
37	44		(J) one representative of an insurer that issues
38	45		a preferred provider benefit plan or of a health maintenance
39	46		organization;
40	47		(K) one representative of clinical laboratories;
41	48		(L) one representative of private renal care
42	49		providers;
43	50		(M) one pediatrician in private practice;
44	51		(N) one kidney transplant surgeon;
45	52		(O) one primary care physician;
46	53		(P) one licensed and certified renal dietitian;
47	54		(Q) one certified nephrology nurse;
48	55		(R) one representative from a health care system;
49	56		(S) one representative of the commission whose
50	57		duties involve the state Medicaid program; and
51	58		(T) one end stage renal disease expert;
52	59		(2) two members of the senate appointed by the
53	60		lieutenant governor; and
54	61		(3) two members of the house of representatives
55	62		appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
56	63		(b) The governor shall designate a member of the task force
57	64		to serve as the presiding officer of the task force. The presiding
58	65		officer serves at the will of the governor.
59	66		(c) Appointments to the task force shall be made without
60	67		regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or
61	68		national origin of the appointees.
62	69		Sec. 83.003. DUTIES. The task force shall:
63	70		(1) coordinate implementation of the state's
64	71		cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis,
65	72		and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population
66	73		through national, state, and local partners; and
67	74		(2) educate health care professionals on the use of
68	75		clinical practice guidelines for screening, detecting, diagnosing,
69	76		treating, and managing chronic kidney disease, its comorbidities,
70	77		and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality
71	78		Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney
72	79		Disease.
73	80		Sec. 83.004. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the task force may
74	81		receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section
75	82		2110.004, Government Code.
76	83		Sec. 83.005. ASSISTANCE. The commission shall provide
77	84		administrative support to the task force, including necessary staff
78	85		and meeting facilities.
79	86		Sec. 83.006. REPORT. Not later than January 1 of each
80	87		odd-numbered year, the task force shall submit its findings and
81	88		recommendations to:
82	89		(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
83	90		the house of representatives; and
84	91		(2) the presiding officers of the appropriate standing
85	92		committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues.
86	93		Sec. 83.007. FUNDING. (a) The task force, through the
87	94		commission, may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private
88	95		or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the
89	96		task force.
90	97		(b) The commission shall investigate any potential sources
91	98		of funding from federal grants or programs.
92	99		Sec. 83.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as
93	100		specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 2110, Government
94	101		Code, does not apply to the task force.
95	102		Sec. 83.009. TASK FORCE REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT. (a) The
96	103		commission shall review the continued need for the task force at
97	104		least once every five years.
98	105		(b) If the commission determines the task force is no longer
99	106		needed and should be abolished, the commission shall publish notice
100	107		of its decision in the Texas Register and on the commission's
101	108		Internet website.
102	109		(c) The task force is abolished on the date stated in the
103	110		notice required by Subsection (b).
104	111		SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the governor,
105	112		lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
106	113		shall appoint the members to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
107	114		as required by Section 83.002, Health and Safety Code, as added by
108	115		this Act.
109	116		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
110		-	______________________________ ______________________________
111		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
112		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1225 was passed by the House on April
113		-	12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 4, 2 present, not
114		-	voting.
115		-	______________________________
116		-	Chief Clerk of the House
117		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1225 was passed by the Senate on May
118		-	20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
119		-	______________________________
120		-	Secretary of the Senate
121		-	APPROVED: _____________________
122		-	Date
123		-	_____________________
124		-	Governor
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