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      87(2) SR 52 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
               SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
            
                          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


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
	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