Bill Text: IN SR0004 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Health Finance Commission to study organ donation process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-01 - Second reading: adopted Voice Vote [SR0004 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SR0004-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to the Health Finance Commission the topic of organ donation and procurement.
January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council
to assign to the Health Finance Commission the topic of organ donation
and procurement.
Whereas, Countless people have been given a second
chance at life through organ transplantation;
Whereas, Organ donation also offers families of donors
some comfort in their time of loss through the knowledge that
their loved ones have been able to give a very ill person a
second chance at life;
Whereas, Through the hard work and generous
donations of Indiana families, there has been a 30 percent
increase in organ donors and a 19 percent increase in
organs transplanted since 2001;
Whereas, However, there is a need for clear and precise
guidelines for the procurement and transplantation of
organs; and
Whereas, Although a great deal of progress has been
made in terms of public and political awareness of organ
procurement problems, additional changes and further
education may be necessary: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the Legislative Council to assign to the Health Finance Commission the topic of organ donation and procurement.