Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
Filed: 3/5/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 388




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 388 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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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. Dental clinic grant 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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grant program. The purpose of this grant program shall be to 
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build the public infrastructure for dental care and to make 
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grants to local health departments, federally qualified health 
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clinics (FQHCs), and rural health clinics (RHCs) for 
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development of comprehensive dental clinics for dental care 
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services.  The primary purpose of these new dental clinics will 
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be to increase dental access for low-income and Department of 
 


 






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Healthcare and Family Services clients who have no dental 
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arrangements with a dental provider in a project's service 
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area. The dental clinic must be willing to accept out-of-area 
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clients who need dental services, including emergency services 
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for adults and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and 
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Treatment (EPSDT)-referral children.  Medically Underserved 
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Areas (MUAs) and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) 
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shall receive special 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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        (3) Rural health clinics (RHCs).
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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 shall establish 
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procedures for applying for dental clinic grants.
 

 


 






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