Bill Text: TX HR614 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing July 2019 as Medical Malpractice Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR614 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR614-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 614 |
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WHEREAS, Medical Malpractice Awareness Month is being | ||
observed in July 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, According to the Journal of Patient Safety, between | ||
210,000 and 440,000 patients in America's hospitals die each year | ||
from misdiagnosis, inappropriate treatment, botched procedures, | ||
poor aftercare, and other preventable mistakes, making medical | ||
error the third leading cause of death in the United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 2013, the National Medical | ||
Malpractice Advocacy Association is a nonprofit organization | ||
committed to empowering those affected by medical error and to | ||
providing a voice for victims and their loved ones; through | ||
education, awareness, and advocacy, NMMAA seeks to improve the | ||
quality of health care for all Americans and to offer real-world, | ||
long-term solutions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Medical Malpractice Awareness Month provides an | ||
opportunity to support the families of victims, to ensure patient | ||
safety through greater accountability and oversight, and to work | ||
toward minimizing the frequency of these devastating occurrences; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize July 2019 as Medical Malpractice | ||
Awareness Month and urge all Texans to learn more about this | ||
important issue. | ||
Reynolds | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 614 was adopted by the House on March | ||
21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||