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,
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   27  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   29         That September 2011 is recognized as “Plasma Protein
   30  Therapies Month” in Florida.