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          Date of Hearing:   August 12, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                    SCR 119 (Wolk) - As Introduced:  July 15, 2010

           SENATE VOTE  :   33-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Plasma Protein Therapies Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Designates September 2010 as Plasma Protein Therapies  
          Month and encourages Californians to observe the month with  
          appropriate programs and activities.  Specifically,  this  
          resolution makes the following legislative findings:   

          1)Patients with rare, chronic, genetic diseases and disorders  
            rely upon access to plasma-derived and recombinant analog  
            therapies, known collectively as "plasma protein therapies,"  
            to treat life-threatening conditions, such as hemophilia and  
            primary immunodeficiency diseases.

          2)Individuals afflicted with these rare disorders require access  
            to the full range of plasma protein therapies to help ensure  
            the best possible clinical outcomes.

          3)Access to comprehensive care has been shown to markedly  
            improve patient outcomes, including access to options in  
            pharmacy services and the delivery of home supported services.

          4)There are 10 plasma collection centers in California certified  
            by the International Quality Plasma Program where healthy  
            committed donors provide plasma used to manufacture high  
            impact, life saving therapies.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None
            
           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file.
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file.








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