BILL NUMBER: HR 31	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 9, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 21, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Eng

                        JUNE 10, 2010

   Relative to the Legislative Task Force on Chronic Kidney Disease.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the
United States; and
   WHEREAS, One out of every eight Americans, more than 26 million
individuals, suffers from disease of the kidney and urinary tract;
and
   WHEREAS, Presently more than 85,000 patients nationwide are
waiting for kidney transplants. Yet, there is a critical shortage of
organ donors. Only half of those waiting for a life-saving transplant
will receive one; and
   WHEREAS, Twenty percent of all Americans suffering from chronic
renal failure might have prevented their disease had they followed
recommendations for treatment of high blood pressure; and
   WHEREAS, African Americans between 30 and 49 years of age develop
kidney failure related to high blood pressure eight times more often
than Caucasians of the same age range; and
   WHEREAS, The number of diagnoses of those with a form of chronic
kidney disease (CKD) is rising, including persons with seriously
reduced kidney function that may progress to end stage renal disease
(ESRD), requiring kidney dialysis or a kidney transplant. ESRD is
usually the result of years of CKD, the primary causes of which are
diabetes, high blood pressure, or a family history of CKD; and
   WHEREAS, Recognizing that the treatment of CKD is a tremendous
expense and that the early diagnosis and effective treatment of CKD
can prolong lives and delay high-cost medical treatment, including
dialysis or transplantation, and that there are existing,
cost-effective laboratory tests that can assist in the early
diagnosis of CKD, it is necessary to establish a Legislative Task
Force on Chronic Kidney Disease; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly recommends the establishment of the Legislative Task Force
on Chronic Kidney Disease consisting of the following members, to be
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly:
   (a) Two members of the Assembly.
   (b) One family physician.
   (c) One nephrologist.
   (d) One representative from the National Kidney Foundation.
   (e) One registered nurse.
   (f) One renal social worker.
   (g) One private renal care provider; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislative Task Force on Chronic Kidney
Disease should be permitted to use existing resources to support its
activities, but should be allowed to solicit funding from public and
private foundations, and make use of available federal funds; and be
it further
   Resolved, That the Legislative Task Force on Chronic Kidney
Disease should:
   (a) Develop a plan to educate health care professionals about the
advantages and methods of early screening, diagnosis, and treatment
of CKD and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes
Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic
Kidney Disease or other medically recognized clinical practice
guidelines and develop a plan to educate health care professionals
about the advantages of ESRD modality education, including peritoneal
dialysis, prior to the onset of ESRD when kidney function is
declining.
   (b) Make recommendations on the implementation of a cost-effective
plan for early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of CKD for the
state's population.
   (c) Study factors contributing to an increasing rate of CKD among
minority groups.
   (d) Issue a report to the State Department of Health Care Services
no later than December 31,  2011   2011. As
part of this report, if a public or private foundation provides funds
to operate the task force, the task force should disclose any funds
it receives from companies that sell products related to conditions
resulting from kidney disease  ; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.