Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R8077 SRA-D
2	2	By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1546
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the re-creation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task
8	8	Force.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Glenda Dawson Act.
11	11	SECTION 2. The state finds that the treatment of chronic
12	12	kidney disease is a tremendous expense and that the early diagnosis
13	13	and effective treatment of chronic kidney disease can prolong lives
14	14	and delay the high cost of medical treatment, including dialysis
15	15	and transplantation.
16	16	SECTION 3. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
17	17	amended by adding Chapter 83 to read as follows:
18	18	CHAPTER 83. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE
19	19	Sec. 83.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "task force"
20	20	means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
21	21	Sec. 83.002. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE. (a) The
22	22	Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of:
23	23	(1) 20 members appointed by the governor as follows:
24	24	(A) one family practice physician;
25	25	(B) one pathologist;
26	26	(C) one nephrologist from a nephrology
27	27	department of a state medical school;
28	28	(D) one nephrologist in private practice;
29	29	(E) one representative from the National Kidney
30	30	Foundation;
31	31	(F) one representative from the Texas Kidney
32	32	Foundation;
33	33	(G) one representative from the South Plains
34	34	Kidney Foundation of West Texas;
35	35	(H) one representative from the Texas Renal
36	36	Coalition;
37	37	(I) one representative from the commission's
38	38	Kidney Health Care Program;
39	39	(J) one representative of an insurer that issues
40	40	a preferred provider benefit plan or of a health maintenance
41	41	organization;
42	42	(K) one representative of clinical laboratories;
43	43	(L) one representative of private renal care
44	44	providers;
45	45	(M) one pediatrician in private practice;
46	46	(N) one kidney transplant surgeon;
47	47	(O) one primary care physician;
48	48	(P) one licensed and certified renal dietitian;
49	49	(Q) one certified nephrology nurse;
50	50	(R) one representative from a health care system;
51	51	(S) one representative of the commission whose
52	52	duties involve the state Medicaid program; and
53	53	(T) one end stage renal disease expert;
54	54	(2) two members of the senate appointed by the
55	55	lieutenant governor; and
56	56	(3) two members of the house of representatives
57	57	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
58	58	(b) The governor shall designate a member of the task force
59	59	to serve as the presiding officer of the task force. The presiding
60	60	officer serves at the will of the governor.
61	61	(c) Appointments to the task force shall be made without
62	62	regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or
63	63	national origin of the appointees.
64	64	Sec. 83.003. DUTIES. The task force shall:
65	65	(1) coordinate implementation of the state's
66	66	cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis,
67	67	and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population
68	68	through national, state, and local partners; and
69	69	(2) educate health care professionals on the use of
70	70	clinical practice guidelines for screening, detecting, diagnosing,
71	71	treating, and managing chronic kidney disease, its comorbidities,
72	72	and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality
73	73	Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney
74	74	Disease.
75	75	Sec. 83.004. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the task force may
76	76	receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section
77	77	2110.004, Government Code.
78	78	Sec. 83.005. ASSISTANCE. The commission shall provide
79	79	administrative support to the task force, including necessary staff
80	80	and meeting facilities.
81	81	Sec. 83.006. REPORT. Not later than January 1 of each
82	82	odd-numbered year, the task force shall submit its findings and
83	83	recommendations to:
84	84	(1) the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of
85	85	the house of representatives; and
86	86	(2) the presiding officers of the appropriate standing
87	87	committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues.
88	88	Sec. 83.007. FUNDING. (a) The task force, through the
89	89	commission, may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private
90	90	or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the
91	91	task force.
92	92	(b) The commission shall investigate any potential sources
93	93	of funding from federal grants or programs.
94	94	Sec. 83.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as
95	95	specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 2110, Government
96	96	Code, does not apply to the task force.
97	97	Sec. 83.009. TASK FORCE REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT. (a) The
98	98	commission shall review the continued need for the task force at
99	99	least once every five years.
100	100	(b) If the commission determines the task force is no longer
101	101	needed and should be abolished, the commission shall publish notice
102	102	of its decision in the Texas Register and on the commission's
103	103	Internet website.
104	104	(c) The task force is abolished on the date stated in the
105	105	notice required by Subsection (b).
106	106	SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the governor,
107	107	lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives
108	108	shall appoint the members to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force
109	109	as required by Section 83.002, Health and Safety Code, as added by
110	110	this Act.
111	111	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.