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HEALTH & SAFETY CODE

CHAPTER 98. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE


	§ 98.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1)  "Department" means the Department of State Health 
Services.            
		(2)  "Task force" means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task 
Force.              

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.002.  CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE.  (a)  The 
Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of:
		(1)  13 members appointed by the governor as follows:                         
			(A)  one family practice physician;                                          
			(B)  one pathologist;                                                        
			(C)  one representative from a nephrology 
department of a state medical school;
			(D)  one nephrologist in private practice;                                   
			(E)  two representatives from different Texas 
affiliates of the National Kidney Foundation;
			(F)  one representative from the department;                                 
			(G)  one representative of an insurer that issues 
a preferred provider benefit plan or of a health maintenance 
organization;
			(H)  one representative of clinical laboratories;                            
			(I)  one representative of private renal care 
providers;                   
			(J)  one pediatrician in private practice;                                   
			(K)  one kidney transplant surgeon; and                                      
			(L)  one representative from the Texas Renal 
Coalition;                    
		(2)  two members of the senate appointed by the 
lieutenant governor; and    
		(3)  two members of the house of representatives 
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
	(b)  The governor shall designate a member of the task force 
to serve as the presiding officer of the task force.  The presiding 
officer serves at the will of the governor.
	(c)  Appointments to the task force shall be made without 
regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or 
national origin of the appointees.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.003.  DUTIES.  The task force shall:                                   
		(1)  develop a plan to educate health care 
professionals about the advantages and methods of early screening, 
diagnosis, and treatment of chronic kidney disease and 
complications related to chronic kidney disease based on the Kidney 
Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines 
for Chronic Kidney Disease or other medically recognized clinical 
practice guidelines;
		(2)  develop a plan to educate health care 
professionals and individuals with chronic kidney disease about the 
advantages of end-stage renal disease modality education and early 
renal replacement therapy, including in-center dialysis, home 
hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis as well as other access options, 
and transplantation, before the onset of end-stage renal disease 
when kidney function is declining; and
		(3)  make recommendations on the implementation of a 
cost-effective plan for early screening, diagnosis, and treatment 
of chronic kidney disease for the state's population.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.004.  REIMBURSEMENT.  A member of the task force is 
not entitled to compensation but, at the discretion of the 
department, is entitled to reimbursement for the member's actual 
and necessary expenses in attending meetings of the task force and 
performing other official duties authorized by the presiding 
officer.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.005.  ASSISTANCE.  The department shall provide 
administrative support to the task force, including necessary staff 
and meeting facilities.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.006.  REPORT.  Not later than January 1, 2009, the 
task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to:
		(1)  the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of 
the house of representatives; and
		(2)  the presiding officers of the Senate Committee on 
Health and Human Services and the Public Health Committee of the 
house of representatives, or the appropriate committees of the 81st 
Legislature.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.007.  FUNDING.  (a)  The task force, through the 
department, may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private 
or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the 
task force.
	(b)  The department shall investigate any potential sources 
of funding from federal grants or programs.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.008.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Chapter 2110, 
Government Code,  does not apply to  the task force.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.


	§ 98.009.  EXPIRATION.  The task force is abolished and 
this chapter expires on September 1, 2009.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. , § 3, eff. June 15, 
2007.