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HI SCR86

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/12/2013

Primary Sponsor

William Espero

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges all Hawaii health care providers that perform organ transplantation to consider placing HIV-positive patients on organ transplant waitlists.

  • Notes that 2,425 people in Hawaii were living with HIV or AIDS in 2011, with numbers increasing annually due to highly active antiretroviral therapy allowing longer survival.

  • Cites research showing HIV-positive kidney transplant recipients had a 94.6% one-year survival rate and 88.2% three-year survival rate, comparable to non-HIV recipients and better than recipients age 65 and older.

  • Directs the Director of Health to transmit copies of the resolution to chief executive officers of all state health care providers performing organ transplantation and to the Executive Director of Legacy of Life.

Legislative Description

HIV; Organ Transplant; Health Care Provider

Last Action

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 54

4/15/2013

Committee Referrals

Health4/15/2013
Commerce and Consumer Protection4/1/2013
Health3/19/2013

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