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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3519 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010208 Primary Sponsor:Cooper All Sponsors:Cooper, Allen, Allison, Altman, Askins, Bales, Barfield, Barrett, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Campsen, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Emory, Fleming, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Rivers, Robinson, Rodgers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Stuart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Weeks, Whatley, Whipper, White, Wilder, Wilkins, Witherspoon, A. Young and J. Young Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\ggs\22834cm01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20010306 Subject:Heart Failure Society of America, Inc., National Heart Failure Awareness Week, Resolutions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20010306 Received from Senate Senate 20010306 Adopted, returned to House with concurrence ------ 20010302 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20010301 Committee report: Favorable 13 SMA Senate 20010213 Introduced, referred to Committee 13 SMA House 20010208 Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate Versions of This Bill Revised on March 1, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 2, 2001 - Word format
COMMITTEE REPORT
March 1, 2001
H. 3519
Introduced by Reps. Cooper, Allen, Allison, Altman, Askins, Bales, Barfield, Barrett, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, R. Brown, Campsen, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Emory, Fleming, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Meacham-Richardson, Merrill, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Rivers, Robinson, Rodgers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill, Sinclair, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Stuart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Weeks, Whatley, Whipper, White, Wilder, Wilkins, Witherspoon, A. Young and J. Young
S. Printed 3/1/01--S. [SEC 3/2/01 12:53 PM]
Read the first time February 13, 2001.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3519) to endorse the national proclamation of National Heart Failure Awareness Week and to encourage the dissemination of the treatment guidelines for congestive heart failure published by the Heart Failure Society of America, Inc., etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
HARVEY S. PEELER, JR., for Committee.
TO ENDORSE THE NATIONAL PROCLAMATION OF NATIONAL HEART FAILURE AWARENESS WEEK AND TO ENCOURAGE THE DISSEMINATION OF THE TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PUBLISHED BY THE HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INC. TO APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS IN THE STATE.
Whereas, congestive heart failure is a major United States public health problem that impacts five million Americans or one and one-half percent of the United States population; and
Whereas, each year there are 550,000 new cases of congestive heart failure diagnosed, with 200,000 deaths and one million hospitalizations per year due to the disease; and
Whereas, congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in patients over the age of 65; and
Whereas, congestive heart failure patients with the most severe symptoms have approximately a fifty percent one-year survival rate and one-half of all patients with even a mild form of the disease die within five years; and
Whereas, the vast majority of patients are not diagnosed until late in the course of the disease; and
Whereas, a conservative estimate of annual United States health expenditures for congestive heart failure is in excess of ten billion dollars with the largest portion of this expenditure, eight billion dollars, being spent for the cost of hospitalizations; and
Whereas, although current treatment guidelines recommend that approximately eighty percent of heart failure patients receive ACE inhibitors in combination with beta blockers to extend their lives and reduce costly hospitalizations, only forty-five percent of patients are treated with ACE inhibitors and twenty percent of patients receive beta blockers; and
Whereas, the primary goals of "National Heart Failure Awareness Week" are:
(1) to promote research related to all aspects of heart failure and provide a forum for presentation of that research;
(2) to educate heart failure caregivers and patients through programs, publications, and other media allowing for more effective treatment and diagnosis of heart failure; and
(3) to enhance the quality and duration of life for those with heart failure. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina endorses the national proclamation of National Heart Failure Awareness Week; and
Be it further resolved that the General Assembly encourages the dissemination of the treatment guidelines for congestive heart failure published by the Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. to appropriate health care officials in the State.
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