Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
Filed: 4/4/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2259




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2259 on page 3, by 
3replacing lines 8 through 11 with the following:
4        "(C) at least one clinician who specializes in the 
5    prevention and treatment of HIV, recommended by an HIV 
6    healthcare advocacy organization;
7        (D) at least one clinician recommended by a healthcare 
8    advocacy organization that serves individuals who are 
9    affected by chronic diseases that require significant 
10    pharmaceutical treatments;"; and
 
11on page 3, line 12, by replacing "(D)" with "(E)"; and
 
12on page 3, line 14, by replacing "(E)" with "(F)"; and 
 
13on page 3, immediately below line 16, by inserting the 
14following:
15    "One non-voting clinician recommended by an association of 
 
 
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1Medicaid managed care health plans shall serve a term of 3 
2years on the Board without compensation."; and 
 
3on page 3, immediately below line 19, by inserting the 
4following:
5    "A licensed physician recommended by the Rare Disease 
6Commission who is a rare disease specialist and possesses 
7scientific knowledge and medical training with respect to rare 
8diseases and is familiar with drug and biological products and 
9treatment  shall  be notified in advance to attend an Illinois 
10Drug and Therapeutics Advisory Board meeting when a drug or 
11biological product is scheduled to be reviewed in order to 
12advise and make recommendations on drugs or biological 
13products.".