Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
Filed: 3/13/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3286




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3286 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Illinois Health Policy Center Act.
 
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    Section 5. Legislative intent. Illinois legislators and 
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other governmental officials are charged with an increasingly 
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complex task of creating and implementing laws and regulations 
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to advance the health and health care of the people of 
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Illinois.

The challenge has grown because of escalating costs 
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of health care that take an increasingly large share of State 
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resources and because of the increasingly complex nature of 
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treating illnesses that makes monitoring and ensuring quality 
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more difficult.


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    As Illinois' statewide public institution of higher 
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learning, with the nation's largest medical school, and 
 


 






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graduate programs in health and public policy, health services 
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research, pharmacy, public administration, and health 
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economics, the University of Illinois has the breadth and depth 
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of expertise as well as a mission to serve as an authoritative 
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and objective information resource to the legislative branches 
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of government and to State agencies.

 
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    Section 10. Center created; goals. 
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    (a) The Illinois Health Policy Center is created within the 
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University of Illinois, to be sponsored by the  University of 
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Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and the University of 
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Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. In 
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implementing this Act, the University may also consult with and 
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seek the participation of other public universities in 
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Illinois.
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    (b) The goals of the Illinois Health Policy Center are: 
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        (1) To support legislators and other government 
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    officials in developing and implementing health policy to 
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    address critical issues facing the State of Illinois. 
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        (2) To focus on identifying "best practices" 
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    appropriate for Illinois through careful and objective 
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    review of the latest scientific research and through 
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    comparative analyses of other states' policies. 
 
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    Section 15. Center's duties. The Illinois Health Policy 
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Center shall do the following:
 


 






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        (1) Respond to requests from State government 
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    officials and agencies requiring analytical support and 
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    guidance in matters related to the development and 
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    implementation of health policy. 
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        (2) Provide data collection, data analysis, program 
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    planning, program implementation, and program evaluation.
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        (3) Identify critical issues in health policy in need 
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    of timely action.
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        (4) Produce timely and objective information to help 
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    guide policy development and implementation.
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        (5) Operate a phone line and interactive website 
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    available to legislative staff or other policymakers 
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    seeking rapid and timely information.
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        (6) Pursue a research agenda that focuses on State 
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    health care policy. 
 
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    Section 20. Advisory Panel. 
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    (a) The Illinois Health Policy Center Advisory Panel is 
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created. The Advisory Panel shall consist of 9 members as 
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follows:
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        (1) Four legislators, appointed one each by the 
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    President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
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    the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
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    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
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        (2) One representative of each of the following groups, 
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    appointed by consensus of the President of the Senate, the 
 


 






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    Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of 
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    Representatives upon the recommendations of those 4 
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    legislative leaders: hospitals; medical societies; managed 
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    care companies; and insurance companies.
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        (3) One representative of patient advocacy groups, 
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    appointed by the Governor.
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    (b) The Advisory Panel shall provide advice and oversight 
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concerning the creation and operation of the Illinois Health 
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Policy Center.".