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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Act is amended | ||||||
| 5 | by adding Section 8.6 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (20 ILCS 2305/8.6 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 8.6. Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide | ||||||
| 8 | Prevention Program Advisory Council. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) The Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide | ||||||
| 10 | Prevention Program Advisory Council created by Public Act | ||||||
| 11 | 103-8 is continued within the Department of Public Health as | ||||||
| 12 | set forth in this Section. The Council shall advise the | ||||||
| 13 | Department on the rules and clinical infrastructure necessary | ||||||
| 14 | to support clinical access to and training for | ||||||
| 15 | medication-assisted United States Food and Drug Administration | ||||||
| 16 | breakthrough therapies for veteran suicide prevention. In | ||||||
| 17 | advising the Department under this Section, the Council shall | ||||||
| 18 | advise the Department on: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) the necessary education, training, licensing, and | ||||||
| 20 | credentialing of providers; | ||||||
| 21 | (2) patient safety and harm reduction; | ||||||
| 22 | (3) standards for treatment facilities; | ||||||
| 23 | (4) relevant federal regulations and guidelines that | ||||||
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| 1 | relevant State agencies may consider adopting; | ||||||
| 2 | (5) assisting with the development of public awareness | ||||||
| 3 | and education campaigns related to veteran suicides; | ||||||
| 4 | (6) developing and providing oversight regarding | ||||||
| 5 | mechanisms for the dissemination of treatment and training | ||||||
| 6 | data; and | ||||||
| 7 | (7) developing provisions to ensure justice, equity, | ||||||
| 8 | diversity, and inclusion are considered in the | ||||||
| 9 | administration of grants and recommendations made to the | ||||||
| 10 | Department. | ||||||
| 11 | (b) The Council shall consist of the following members: | ||||||
| 12 | (1) three members appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 13 | (2) two members appointed by the President of the | ||||||
| 14 | Senate; | ||||||
| 15 | (3) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House | ||||||
| 16 | of Representatives; | ||||||
| 17 | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 18 | Senate; | ||||||
| 19 | (5) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 20 | House; | ||||||
| 21 | (6) the Director of Veterans Affairs, or the | ||||||
| 22 | Director's representative; | ||||||
| 23 | (7) the Secretary of Human Services, or the | ||||||
| 24 | Secretary's representative; and | ||||||
| 25 | (8) four members appointed by the Director of Public | ||||||
| 26 | Health who are considered subject matter experts in the | ||||||
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| 1 | fields of psychiatry, breakthrough therapies, clinical | ||||||
| 2 | trials research, and pharmacology. | ||||||
| 3 | (c) The Council shall include at least 3 veterans. The | ||||||
| 4 | Council shall also include members with expertise in | ||||||
| 5 | breakthrough therapy research, clinical mental health | ||||||
| 6 | treatment, public health, access to mental and behavioral | ||||||
| 7 | health care in underserved communities, veteran mental or | ||||||
| 8 | behavioral health care, and harm reduction. The Department of | ||||||
| 9 | Public Health shall provide administrative support to the | ||||||
| 10 | Council. | ||||||
| 11 | (d) The Council shall adopt internal organizational | ||||||
| 12 | procedures as necessary for its efficient organization. | ||||||
| 13 | (e) Members of the Council shall serve without | ||||||
| 14 | compensation. | ||||||
| 15 | (20 ILCS 2205/2205-36 rep.) | ||||||
| 16 | Section 10. The Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 17 | Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
| 18 | amended by repealing Section 2205-36. | ||||||