96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0388


 
Introduced 2/3/2009, by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez and Cynthia Soto
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, subject to funding availability, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall administer a local health department clinic grant program to make grants to local health departments for development of comprehensive dental clinics for dental care services to increase dental access for medical assistance clients who have no dental arrangements with a dental provider in a project's service area. Provides that Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) shall receive special priority for grants under this program. Provides that local health departments and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are eligible for grants. Sets forth limitations on the use of grant moneys. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning 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 12-4.37 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.37  new)
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    Sec. 12-4.37. Local health department dental clinic grant 
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program.
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    (a) Grant program. Subject to funding availability, the 
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Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall administer a 
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local health department clinic grant program. The purpose of 
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this grant program shall be to make grants to local health 
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departments for development of comprehensive dental clinics 
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for dental care services.  The primary purpose of these new 
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dental clinics will be to increase dental access for medical 
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assistance clients who have no dental arrangements with a 
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dental provider in a project's service area. The dental clinic 
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must be willing to accept out-of-area clients who need dental 
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services, including emergency services for adults and Early and 
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Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)-referral 
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children.  Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Health 
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Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) shall receive special 
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priority for grants under this program.
 


 






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    (b) Eligible applicants.  The following entities are 
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eligible to apply for grants:
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        (1) Local health departments.
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        (2) Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
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    (c) Use of grant moneys. Grant moneys must be used to 
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support projects that develop dental services to meet the 
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dental health care needs of Department of Healthcare and Family 
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Services Dental Program clients.
Grant moneys must be used for 
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operating expenses, including, but not limited to: insurance; 
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dental supplies and equipment; dental support services; and 
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renovation expenses.
Grant moneys may not be used to offset 
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existing indebtedness, supplant existing funds, purchase real 
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property, or pay for personnel service salaries for dental 
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employees.
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    (d) Application process. The Department of Healthcare and 
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Family Service may utilize the grant application process in 
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effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th 
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General Assembly for grants to develop local health department 
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dental clinics, administered by the Bureau of Maternal and 
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Child Health Promotion.
 

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