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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY NEUHAUSER
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 SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
1 20 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Legislative
1 21 Council is requested to establish a legislative
1 22 committee during the 1997 interim of the General
1 23 Assembly to review the compliance of hospitals in
1 24 making referrals to organ procurement organizations
1 25 and to submit a report of findings and recommendations
1 26 to the General Assembly to increase referrals in the
1 27 state.
1 28 SCR 15
1 29 pf/cc/26
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