Bill Text: HI SCR96 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Health To Provide A Report Of All Confirmed And Suspected Cases Of Rat Lungworm Disease That Originated In The State And Share Rat Lungworm Disease Diagnosis And Treatment With Other States.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-14 - Referred to CPH. [SCR96 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SCR96-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
S.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH to PROVIDE A
REPORT OF ALL CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED CASES OF RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE that
originated IN THE STATE and share rat lungworm disease diagnosis and treatment
with other states.
WHEREAS, the Legislature seeks
information to better address the recent outbreak of rat lungworm disease in
Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, information on the prevalence of
rat lungworm disease in the State could help stem its spread, alert people to
potential threats of contracting rat lungworm disease, and provide useful information
on the disease; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature recommends that
the Department of Health investigate all confirmed and suspected cases of rat lungworm
disease that originated in Hawaii, including the cases that involved visitors
who returned to the continental United States; and
WHEREAS, the State has made significant
scientific discoveries relating to rat lungworm disease and the Legislature
recommends that the Department of Health provide guidance, knowledge, and
testing to inform and assist other states by sharing best practices to treat
rat lungworm disease; now, therefore,
BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2018, the House of Representatives concurring, that
the Department of Health is requested to provide a report of all confirmed and
suspected cases of rat lungworm disease that originated in the State and share information
regarding diagnosis and effective treatment of rat lungworm disease with other states;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department
of Health is requested to follow the recommendations of the Rat Lungworm Working
Group at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Daniel K. Inouye College of
Pharmacy, and provide a long-term follow up of rat lungworm disease patients; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a registry using
de-identified data of all rat lungworm cases is requested to be established in
consultation with the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine to
provide long-term follow up of rat lungworm disease patients' cases; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to submit a report of findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the
Director of Health, Dean of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of
Medicine, Dean of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and the President of the Hawaii
Veterinary Medical Association.
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Rat Lungworm Disease; Department of Health; Report
