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GA HR1487
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/9/2010
Primary Sponsor
Pedro Marin
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AI Summary
- Encourages the Georgia Department of Community Health to pass regulations requiring the collection of data on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) incidents in the state, alongside data already collected on other diseases
- Notes that an estimated 16 million Americans (1 in 19) are diagnosed with COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and that its prevalence has nearly doubled over 25 years
- Identifies COPD as the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 127,000 deaths in 2004 and 1.5 million emergency room visits in 2000, and the only major disease with an increasing death rate
- Calls for collected COPD data to be used to monitor frequency, incidence, cause, effect, and severity of the disease, and to assist in evaluating disease management practices and standards of care
- Recommends the Department of Community Health report annual COPD data to the Governor along with recommendations for improving treatment options for Georgia citizens with COPD
Legislative Description
Community Health, Department of; data collection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; pass regulations
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/10/2010
Committee Referrals
Appropriations3/9/2010
Full Bill Text
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