Bill Text: FL S2194 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Plasma Protein Therapies Month
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-29 - Introduced -SJ 582 [S2194 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-S2194-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2011 (NP) SR 2194
By Senator Rich
34-04118-11 20112194__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution recognizing September 2011 as “Plasma
3 Protein Therapies Month” in Florida.
4
5 WHEREAS, patients who have rare, chronic, and genetic
6 diseases and disorders across the United States rely upon access
7 to plasma-derived and recombinant analog therapies, known
8 collectively as plasma protein therapies, to treat life
9 threatening conditions, and
10 WHEREAS, these disorders, including, but not limited to,
11 hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, primary immunodeficiency
12 diseases, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy,
13 Kawasaki disease, and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency are most
14 effectively treated with plasma protein therapies, and
15 WHEREAS, individuals afflicted with these rare disorders
16 require access to the full range of plasma protein therapies to
17 help ensure the best possible clinical outcomes, and
18 WHEREAS, these individuals benefit from access to
19 appropriate providers and options in pharmaceuticals and the
20 delivery of home-supported services, and access to comprehensive
21 care has been shown to markedly improve patient outcomes, and
22 WHEREAS, there are 18 plasma collection centers in this
23 state certified under the International Quality Plasma Program
24 where healthy, committed donors provide plasma that is used to
25 manufacture high-impact, life-saving therapies, NOW, THEREFORE,
26
27 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
28
29 That September 2011 is recognized as “Plasma Protein
30 Therapies Month” in Florida.
