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OH SCR2
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
4/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Troy Balderson
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AI Summary
- Urges Congress to increase National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for research and development of closed-loop insulin delivery systems ("artificial pancreas") and islet cell transplantation therapy for type 1 diabetes treatment
- Identifies more than one million Americans diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, with diagnoses growing at an alarming rate and annual costs in billions of dollars including medical expenses and lost productivity
- Notes type 1 diabetes causes blindness, kidney failure, amputations, heart disease, and death, and that current NIH funding levels are inadequate for advancing these medical technologies
- Directs the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, each member of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media
Legislative Description
Urge increased funding for diabetes
Last Action
Adopted
4/12/2016
Committee Referrals
Health and Aging1/20/2016
Health and Human Services4/22/2015
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