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