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Public Act 094-0328
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| HB1133 Enrolled |
LRB094 10445 DRJ 40715 b |
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AN ACT in relation to public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
adding Section 5-25 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/5-25 new) |
Sec. 5-25. Pediatric asthma initiative. |
(a) During fiscal year 2006, the Department of Public Aid |
shall evaluate current standards of treatment of asthma for its |
beneficiaries. The review may include state-of-the-art |
programs in asthma disease management as well as evidence-based |
best practices for the early diagnosis, treatment, and control |
of asthma, particularly in children. The Department's review |
may include asthma disease management as one component of a |
comprehensive disease management model. The Department shall |
consult with the Department of Public Health and other State |
agencies, advocates, and providers in conducting this review. |
The Department's review shall also seek to maximize |
collaborations between existing asthma programs in the State of |
Illinois. The review shall also assess the available methods of |
implementing and funding asthma disease management and |
treatment within the Medicaid program. |
(b) After completing the review under subsection (a), the |
Department of Public Aid shall develop a pilot asthma disease |
management program. The pilot program shall be targeted to an |
area or areas with the highest prevalence of asthma.
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Department shall consult with the Department of Public Health |
and other State agencies, federal health agencies, experts in |
asthma and immunology, providers, and consumers in developing |
the pilot program. The pilot program shall also seek to |
maximize collaborations between existing asthma programs in |
the State of Illinois. The pilot program shall be subject to |