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    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

 
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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 State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 
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is amended  by adding Section 6.16 as follows:
 
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    (5 ILCS 375/6.16  new)
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    Sec. 6.16. Diabetes collaborative prevention and wellness 
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pilot program. The Department shall develop and implement a 
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3-year pilot program of collaborative prevention and wellness 
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services for State employees with diabetes residing in Cook 
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County or Champaign County to improve their health outcomes and 
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to manage and reduce medical care expenditures related to those 
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individuals.
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    The program shall facilitate the coordination of 
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physicians and pharmacists in their care of program 
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participants, including but not limited to reimbursement of 
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pharmacists for face-to-face collaborative prevention and 
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wellness services.  The Department may offer eligible State 
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employees incentives for participation aimed at preventing, 
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diagnosing, treating, and managing diabetes.

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    The program may include, but is not limited to:

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        (1) Coverage for health screenings, health education, 
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    body mass index (BMI) monitoring, fitness screening, 
 


 






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    weight loss, and nutritional counseling.

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        (2) Coverage of all treatments approved by the Food and 
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    Drug Administration (FDA) for diabetes, weight loss, and 
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    obesity.

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        (3) Waiver or reduction of co-pays for disease-related 
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    visits and medications, including preventive visits and 
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    treatments.

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    The program shall be funded through appropriations from the 
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Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund.

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    The Department shall report to the Governor and the General 
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Assembly at the end of each year of the program on its impact 
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on patients enrolled in the program.

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    The Department shall adopt rules for the implementation of 
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this Section.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.