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House
Resolution 790
By:
Representatives Maddox of the
172nd,
Cooper of the
41st,
Carter of the
159th,
Sims of the
119th,
and Cheokas of the
134th
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Study Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
chronic kidney disease is a serious condition associated with premature
mortality, decreased quality of life, and increased health care expenditures;
and
WHEREAS,
recently, using data from death certificates, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) listed kidney disease as the ninth leading cause of death
in the United States; however, this statistic underestimates the burden of
kidney disease because it does not reflect the high rates of comorbidity in the
chronic kidney disease population; and
WHEREAS,
an estimated 20.8 million Americans have diabetes, approximately 50 million
Americans have high blood pressure, millions of Americans have some form of
kidney disease, and more than 14, 000 Georgians currently need some type of
dialysis treatment to stay alive; and
WHEREAS,
since two leading causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetes and high blood
pressure, it is apparent that the solution lies in prevention; and
WHEREAS,
a state-wide plan is needed to educate public and health care professionals
about the advantages and methods of early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of
chronic kidney disease and its complications based on the Kidney Disease
Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines or other medically
recognized clinical practice guidelines; and
WHEREAS,
a state-wide plan is needed to educate health care professionals about early
kidney replacement therapy education for patients, including in-center dialysis,
home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and vascular access options and
transplantation, prior to the onset of kidney failure; and
WHEREAS,
a cost-effective, state-wide plan needs to be implemented for early screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of chronic kidney disease and its complications for the
state´s population.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Study Committee on Chronic Kidney Disease to be composed of five
members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.
The Speaker of the House shall designate a member of the committee as
chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the
committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, and issues mentioned above or related thereto and recommend
any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.
The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it
may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively
its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of
this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the allowances
provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any member
of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized.
The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come
from the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives. In the event the
committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions
for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before the
convening of the 2008 session of the General Assembly, at which time the
committee shall stand abolished.