SJ 66 — Malnutrition Awareness Week; designating as1st week in Oct. 2022 & each succeeding year thereafter.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22103712D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

66 E N Offered January 20, 2022 DesWeek in Virginia.t week in October, in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as Malnutrition AwaTenessAwareness –––––––––– R Patrons––LewisAgreed to by the Senate, February 15, 2022 O Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2022 L WHEREAS, many experts agree that nutrition status is a direct measure of patient health and Ebbin;that good nutrition can increase wellness and reduce health care costs, which can range up to $49 billion L annually for hospital stays involving malnutrition;

Delegate:and E vulnerable populations, such as hospitalized patients, older adults, and people in underservednt in D communities;

Glass –––––––––– O Referred to Committee on Rules D –––––––––– WHEREAS, many experts agree that nutrition status is a direct measure of patient health and that annually for hospital stays involving malnutrition;

andcare costs, which can range up to $49 biClion WHEREAS, inadequate or unbalanced nutrition, known as malnutrition, is particularly prevalenE in vulnerable populations, such as hospitalized patients, older adults, and people in underserved communities;

and WHEREAS, malnutrition can result in the loss of lean body mass, leading to complications that affectdisease; good patient health outcomes, including recovery from an unrelated surgery, illness, injury, or disWHEREAS, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery care plans implemented by a team of multidisciplinary health care professionals can improve patient nutrition to support a strong recovery and help reduce risk of complications from surgeries;

andandpatient health outcomes, including recovery from an unrelated surgery, illness, injury, or WHEREAS, theEnhanced effectsRecovery ofAfter malnutritionSurgery havecare beenplans exacerbatedimplemented by thea COVID-19team pandemic,of whichmultidisciplinary Shealth hascare intensifiedprofessionals disparitiescan andimprove socialpatient isolationnutrition forto oldersupport adults,a whichstrong isrecovery furtherandS compoundedhelp 6yreduce foodrisk insecurityof acrosscomplications manyfrom communities;surgeries;

and WHEREAS,6 despitehas theintensified recognizeddisparities link between good nutrition and goodsocial health,isolation nutrition screening andWHEREAS, clinical quality measures can help improve nutrition screening and intervention, and the Centers for Medicareolder &adults, Medicaidwhich Servicesis (CMS)further hascompounded approvedby multiplefood malnutrition-specificR clinicalinsecurity qualityacross measuresmany forcommunities; two CMS-qualified clinical data registries;

and WHEREAS, federaldespite legislationthe hasrecognized allocatedlink supplementalbetween fundinggood fornutrition federaland communitygood health, nutrition programsscreening butand additionalintervention local,have state,not andbeen nationalsystematically resourcesincorporated areacross necessarythe tocontinuum properlyof addresscare; malnutrition;

and WHEREAS,Centers afor collaborativeMedicare effort& amongMedicaid keyServices stakeholders(CMS) inhas theapproved publicmultiple andmalnutrition-specific privateclinicale sectorsquality ismeasures :for two CMS-qualified clinical data registries;

35and AchievingWHEREAS, Qualityfederal Malnutritionlegislation Carehas allocated supplemental funding for Olderfederal Adults,community 2020nutrition Updateprograms servesbut asadditional local, state, and national resources are necessary to properly address malWHEREAS, a templatecollaborative foreffort suchBlueprint:among key stakeholders in the public and private sectors is required to increase awareness of the dangers of and to prevent malnutrition, and the National Blueprint:

36Achieving collaboration;Quality Malnutrition Care for Older Adults, 2020 Update serves as a template for such colWHEREAS, in 2012, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition established Malnutrition Awareness Week as a multi-organization awareness campaign to increase understanding about the dangers of malnutrition and increase support for critical intervention and treatment options;

andnow, /therefore, 37be WHEREAS,it inthe 2012,first theweek Americanin SocietyOctober, forin Parenteral2022 and Enteralin Nutritioneach establishedsucceeding /year, 38as Malnutrition Awareness Week asin aVirginia; multi-organization awareness campaign to increase understanding 39 about the dangers of malnutrition and increase support for critical intervention and treatment options;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVED byFURTHER, That the Senate,Clerk of the HouseSenate transmit a copy of Delegatesthis concurring,resolution to the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition so that members of the organization may be appRESOLVED FINALLY, That the GeneralClerk Assemblyof designatethe Virginia;Senate post the designation of this week on the General Assembly's website.

and, be ittober, in 2022 and in each succeeding year, as Malnutrition Awareness Week in RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition so that members of the organization may be apprised of the sense of the General Assembly of Virginia in this matter;

and, be it RESOLVED FINALLY, That the Clerk of the Senate post the designation of this week on the General Assembly's website.