Bill Text: TX HCR143 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating May 1 as Texans Medical Record Checkup Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-01 - Received from the House [HCR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR143-Introduced.html
| 86R20985 BK-D | ||
| By: Davis of Harris | H.C.R. No. 143 | |
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| WHEREAS, In times of disaster, including during a hurricane, | ||
| tornado, flood, or public health epidemic, individuals may need to | ||
| seek medical care in shelters and other places where their medical | ||
| information is not readily available; in addition, a large-scale | ||
| disaster may temporarily force hospitals and medical offices to | ||
| close, limiting access to medical records from those facilities; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, If a patient needs to replace his or her | ||
| medications, health care workers can serve them most efficiently | ||
| when up-to-date medical information is provided, and a current list | ||
| of a patient's immunizations can also prevent them from receiving | ||
| redundant vaccinations when vaccine supplies are limited; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In undertaking advance planning for emergencies, | ||
| individuals should obtain a summary of their medical record | ||
| history, which can often be accessed through an online portal | ||
| managed by their health care provider; these records should include | ||
| a patient's current allergies and medications, immunizations, | ||
| medical issues, recent hospitalizations and relevant lab results, | ||
| contact information for primary care and sub-specialty physicians, | ||
| and other key data, such as a list of special medical equipment or | ||
| supplies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A few small steps can make an important difference | ||
| in adequately coping with emergencies, and the observance of Texans | ||
| Medical Record Checkup Day on May 1 reminds all state residents to | ||
| ensure that they and their loved ones are prepared with | ||
| comprehensive health care information in the event of a major | ||
| disaster; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate May 1 as Texans Medical Record Checkup Day and | ||
| encourage all Texans to have access to or possession of an accurate | ||
| summary of their medical records as part of their disaster | ||
| preparedness plan; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date that this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
