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HJM003................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
POCATELLO PROTON ACCELERATOR CANCER TREATMENT FACILITY - Stating findings
of the legislature and urging the President and Congress to vigorously
support the campaign to develop the Pocatello Proton Accelerator Cancer
Treatment Facility in Pocatello, Idaho, supporting the concept that rural
health is a significant issue affecting every rural community in this
nation and that the development of the Pocatello Proton Accelerator Cancer
Treatment Facility will not only provide much needed medical care to rural
Idaho, but also to surrounding states and other national and international
markets.
02/07 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/08 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/22 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Martinez
Title apvd - to Senate
02/23 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/02 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Marley
Title apvd - to House
03/03 To enrol
03/04 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/07 Pres signed
03/08 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 3
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS
3 ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF
4 IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
5 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
6 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth
7 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
8 WHEREAS, proton therapy is a form of radiation that provides numerous
9 advantages over conventional radiation and surgery in the treatment of many
10 cancers, some of which are not otherwise treatable, based on the fact that it
11 is noninvasive, painless and is performed on an outpatient basis. Protons pro-
12 vide a superior dose to tumors while sparing surrounding healthy tissue, elim-
13 inating painful and life-impairing side effects associated with surgery and
14 other forms of radiation therapy; and
15 WHEREAS, Loma Linda University Medical Center located in California,
16 established a research team in 1987 for the purpose of developing and design-
17 ing the world's first proton beam treatment center. The research team, now
18 known as "Optivus," maintains exclusive worldwide rights to the Loma Linda
19 University Medical Center proprietary technology. In over a decade, the facil-
20 ity at Loma Linda University Medical Center has delivered in excess of 200,000
21 patient treatments and the market for the technology continues to grow; and
22 WHEREAS, the concept of a proton accelerator cancer treatment facility in
23 Pocatello, Idaho, has been under study for a number of years; and
24 WHEREAS, the Portneuf Medical Center, located in Pocatello, Idaho, is in
25 the process of an eight year expansion program with a goal of providing a sin-
26 gle hospital facility with many services decentralized into five centers of
27 excellence; and
28 WHEREAS, Optivus has the expertise to deliver, operate and maintain a
29 proton beam treatment center, with FDA cleared technology, capable of deliver-
30 ing a high volume of patient treatments each year in Pocatello, Idaho; and
31 WHEREAS, the City of Pocatello, Bannock County, Portneuf Medical Center,
32 and other available resources have agreed, in concept, to provide support for
33 the development of the Pocatello Proton Accelerator Cancer Treatment Facility
34 at or near the campus of the new Portneuf Medical Center; and
35 WHEREAS, the facility will provide state-of-the-art medical services to
36 the communities of rural Idaho, the surrounding states, and other national and
37 international markets for cancer treatment, as well as create numerous high
38 paying jobs and generate significant revenue for the local economy; and
39 WHEREAS, funding for the facility will be secured through a combination of
40 funds, debt and/or financial guarantees.
41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
42 of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
43 Senate concurring therein, that we urge the President and Congress to
44 vigorously support the campaign to develop the Pocatello Proton Accelerator
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1 Cancer Treatment Facility in Pocatello, Idaho, supporting the concept that
2 rural health is a significant issue affecting every rural community in this
3 nation and that the development of the Pocatello Proton Accelerator Cancer
4 Treatment Facility will not only provide much needed medical care to rural
5 Idaho, but also to surrounding states and other national and international
6 markets.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
8 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
9 Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
10 sentatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the
11 State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14638C1
The purpose of this Joint Memorial is to support the Pocatello
Proton Accelerator Cancer Treatment Facility, which will be
located near Portneuf Medical Center. This facility will
administer state-of-the-art medical services to rural Idaho,
surrounding states, and national and international markets for
cancer treatment, as well as creating numerous high paying jobs
and generate significant revenue for the local economy.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no known fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Representative Elmer Martinez
Phone: 332-1134
Name: Senator Bert Marley
Phone: 332-1407
Name: Representative Donna Boe
Phone: 332-1219
Name: Representative Elaine Smith
Phone: 332-1267
Name: Senator Edgar Malepeai
Phone: 332-1409
Name: Representaive Ken Andrus
Phone: 332-1237
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 3