Bill Text: TX HCR76 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Recognizing the first week of May 2019 as TD Awareness Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR76 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR76-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Recognizing the first week of May 2019 as TD Awareness Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Signed by the Governor [HCR76 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR76-Comm_Sub.html
By: Price (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) | H.C.R. No. 76 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2019; | ||
May 14, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on | ||
Administration; May 19, 2019, reported favorably by the following | ||
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 19, 2019, sent to printer.) | ||
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WHEREAS, Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a condition | ||
characterized by involuntary movements of the face, trunk, or | ||
extremities, caused by long-term use of dopamine receptor-blocking | ||
agents; and | ||
WHEREAS, A movement disorder, TD is most commonly associated | ||
with facial symptoms such as uncontrolled grimacing, abnormal | ||
motions of the lips and tongue, and rapid blinking, but may also | ||
manifest in other parts of the body; it occurs in patients who have | ||
been prescribed neuroleptic medications for schizophrenia, bipolar | ||
disorder, other neurological conditions, and gastrointestinal | ||
disorders, and it can persist after individuals discontinue use of | ||
the drugs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Patients living with TD frequently suffer from | ||
embarrassment due to their involuntary movements, which may create | ||
a sense of discomfort and unease in those around them; these | ||
struggles often compound the difficulties that individuals with TD | ||
already face while being treated for psychiatric and mood | ||
disorders, leading them to further isolate themselves from others; | ||
the condition can also make it challenging for patients to work and | ||
stay active and productive; and | ||
WHEREAS, TD is estimated to affect at least 500,000 people in | ||
the United States, and it is more prevalent among postmenopausal | ||
women, patients over the age of 55, and those with a history of | ||
alcohol or substance abuse; it is important that patients be | ||
diagnosed as early as possible to ensure the best outcome, and at | ||
this time, prevention remains the best-established method for | ||
combatting the condition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Awareness among patients, medical professionals, | ||
caregivers, and the public can play a crucial role in helping more | ||
people to live lives free of TD and the challenges and stigma | ||
associated with it, and the observance of TD Awareness Week in May | ||
2019 will assist in promoting much-needed education on this | ||
important health issue; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate the first full week of May as TD Awareness Week and | ||
encourage all Texans to learn more about the risk factors and signs | ||
of tardive dyskinesia; 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 this resolution is finally | ||
passed by the legislature. | ||
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