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90_SR0072
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is engaged in a lawsuit
3 against the tobacco industry to recover some of the costs
4 borne by taxpayers in treating smoking-related illnesses and
5 has requested damages be awarded to the State of Illinois;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, It is critically important to find ways to help
8 beneficiaries of publicly-financed health care programs; and
9 WHEREAS, The United States Agency for Health Care Policy
10 and Research, in collaboration with the United States Centers
11 for Disease Control and Prevention, has developed smoking
12 cessation guidelines which include a finding that "nicotine
13 replacement therapy, clinician-delivered social support, and
14 skills training are particularly effective components of
15 smoking cessation treatment"; and
16 WHEREAS, Nicotine replacement therapy is not currently
17 covered by this State's Medicaid program; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
19 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Department of
20 Public Aid should develop a recommendation for using a
21 portion of the proceeds derived from lawsuits and litigation
22 against the tobacco industry to pay for smoking cessation
23 products, including nicotine drug replacement therapy, which
24 are made available along with clinician-delivered support,
25 for use in the Medicaid program.