Assigned to HHS FOR
COMMITTEE
Assigned to HHS FOR
COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
Purpose
Creates the Diabetes Action Plan Team in the Department of Health Services (DHS). Directs the team to compile a report including diabetes information, data, programs and initiatives within Arizona every two years.
Background
Currently, a Central Statewide Chronic Disease Surveillance System exists within DHS. Diseases in the system include cancer, birth defects and other chronic diseases as required by the Director of DHS. In establishing the system, DHS must: 1) provide a chronic disease information system; 2) provide a mechanism for patient follow-up; 3) promote and assist hospital cancer registries; 4) improve the quality of information gathered; 5) monitor included disease incidences; 6) establish disease reporting procedures; 7) identify at risk groups; 8) identify regions in Arizona that need services; and 9) establish a data management system to perform studies. DHS is permitted to authorize other individuals and organizations to use the surveillance data, and the information may be used to notify families of children with birth defects regarding services that are available to them (A.R.S. § 36-133).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Creates the Diabetes Action Plan Team (Team) in DHS and establishes the heads of the following entities, or their designee, as Team members:
a) the Arizona Diabetes Program within DHS;
b) AHCCCS;
c) the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System;
d) the Arizona State Retirement System;
e) the Department of Administration Benefits Division; and
f) diabetes stakeholder organizations, including health insurers, a nationally recognized diabetes association and the Arizona Diabetes Coalition.
2. Requires the Team to compile a report every two years that includes:
a) the prevalence in Arizona of:
i. prediabetes and diabetes by type;
ii. diabetes by age, race and gender; and
iii. complications associated with diabetes;
b) diabetes costs to Arizona;
c) the Arizona Diabetes Program's plan to reduce the incidence of diabetes, to improve diabetes care and reduce diabetes-related health disparities; and
d) a description of the coordination level between DHS and hospitals, contracted partners and other stakeholder activity and programmatic activities and level of communication on managing, treating or preventing all forms of diabetes.
3. Limits report requirements to information within each agency prior to the general effective date, unless there is diabetes funding that may be used for new research, data or reporting.
4. Directs the Team to provide the report to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Secretary of State by January 1, 2019, and once every two years thereafter.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
HEALTH 2/15/18 DPA 9-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/20/18 57-2-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 2, 2018
CRS/NW/lat