Bill Text: TX SR52 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing September 19 to 25, 2021, as Telehealth Awareness Week.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Reported enrolled [SR52 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR52-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Telehealth, the practice of providing health care | ||
| services through the use of telecommunications technologies, has | ||
| benefited millions of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and | ||
| has become an increasingly important part of medical care in the | ||
| U.S. and beyond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The advent of telehealth has allowed health care | ||
| providers to remotely and securely connect with patients when | ||
| in-person interaction is not clinically necessary or | ||
| available, thereby enabling medical professionals to reach a | ||
| larger number of patients; because of the safety challenges | ||
| posed by COVID-19, telehealth and other virtual care services | ||
| have enjoyed far wider use and now represent 15 to 20 percent | ||
| of health care delivery; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Serving as a valuable means of augmenting | ||
| in-person care, telehealth has become an integral tool that | ||
| allows providers to do more good for more people and can be | ||
| particularly helpful for patients in need of specialty | ||
| treatment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Broadening access to telehealth services has the | ||
| potential to greatly benefit patients who currently have more | ||
| limited health care options, including members of rural and | ||
| underserved communities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Telehealth Awareness Week is taking place from | ||
| September 19 to 25, 2021, and serves as an occasion to unite | ||
| patients, caregivers, health care providers, policymakers, and | ||
| other stakeholders around the goal of advancing the role of | ||
| telehealth in our health care system; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize September 19 | ||
| to 25, 2021, as Telehealth Awareness Week and encourage Texans to | ||
| learn more about their telehealth options. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on September 1, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
