Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 649

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Chronic Kidney Disease Act; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 01/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/26 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/26 (H) Passed
5 01/27 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6 01/30 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
7 02/28 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Holland

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ACT; TO MAKE CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; TO REQUIRE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ANNUALLY NOTIFY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH PATIENTS AT RISK FOR CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR KIDNEY DISEASE; TO URGE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO BEGIN TREATMENT MODALITY EDUCATION WHEN KIDNEY FUNCTION IS DECLINING; TO URGE CLINICAL LABORATORIES TO REPORT THE PATIENT'S GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE ON ANY SERUM CREATININE TEST ORDERED BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/28/06 at 18:39.

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