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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY BLODGETT
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting an interim committee
1 4 on anatomical gift referral.
1 5 WHEREAS, currently 242 people in this state are
1 6 awaiting organ transplants including heart, lung,
1 7 liver, kidney, and kidney-pancreas transplants; and
1 8 WHEREAS, the number of organ donors in this state
1 9 was only 55 in 1996; and
1 10 WHEREAS, referrals from hospitals to organ
1 11 procurement organizations are a necessary and
1 12 important part of the anatomical gift process; and
1 13 WHEREAS, referrals from hospitals to organ
1 14 procurement organizations increased only slightly from
1 15 1995 to 1996; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the need for organ transplants continues
1 17 to increase at a faster rate than organ donations, NOW
1 18 THEREFORE,
1 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 20 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Legislative Council is
1 21 requested to establish a legislative committee during
1 22 the 1997 interim of the General Assembly to review the
1 23 compliance of hospitals in making referrals to organ
1 24 procurement organizations and to submit a report of
1 25 findings and recommendations to the General Assembly
1 26 to increase referrals in the state.
1 27 LSB 2786HH 77
1 28 pf/jj/8
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