Rep. Lou Lang
Filed: 11/15/2010
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1444
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1444 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||
| 5 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
| 6 | amended by adding Section 2310-77 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-77 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2310-77. Chronic Disease Nutrition and Outcomes | ||||||
| 9 | Advisory Commission. | ||||||
| 10 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Chronic Disease | ||||||
| 11 | Nutrition and Outcomes Advisory Commission is created to advise | ||||||
| 12 | the Department on how best to incorporate nutrition as a | ||||||
| 13 | chronic disease management strategy into State health policy to | ||||||
| 14 | avoid Medicaid hospitalizations, and how to measure health care | ||||||
| 15 | outcomes that will likely be required by new federal | ||||||
| 16 | legislation. | ||||||
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| 1 | (b) The Commission shall consist of all of the following | ||||||
| 2 | members: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) One member of the Senate appointed by the President | ||||||
| 4 | of the Senate and one member of the Senate appointed by the | ||||||
| 5 | Minority Leader of the Senate. | ||||||
| 6 | (2) One member of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 7 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives | ||||||
| 8 | and one member of the House of Representatives appointed by | ||||||
| 9 | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. | ||||||
| 10 | (3) Five members appointed by the Governor as follows: | ||||||
| 11 | (A) One representative of a not-for-profit social | ||||||
| 12 | service agency that provides clinical nutrition | ||||||
| 13 | services to individuals with HIV/AIDS and other | ||||||
| 14 | chronic diseases. | ||||||
| 15 | (B) One representative of a teaching medical | ||||||
| 16 | hospital that collaborates with community social | ||||||
| 17 | service providers. | ||||||
| 18 | (C) One representative of a social service agency | ||||||
| 19 | that provides outreach, counseling, and housing for | ||||||
| 20 | chronically ill individuals. | ||||||
| 21 | (D) One person who is a licensed physician with | ||||||
| 22 | expertise in treating individuals with chronic | ||||||
| 23 | illnesses, including heart disease, hypertension, and | ||||||
| 24 | HIV/AIDS, among others. | ||||||
| 25 | (E) One representative of a not-for-profit | ||||||
| 26 | community based agency that provides direct care, | ||||||
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| 1 | supportive services, and education related to chronic | ||||||
| 2 | illnesses, including heart disease, hypertension, and | ||||||
| 3 | HIV/AIDS, among others. | ||||||
| 4 | Each Commission member shall serve for a term of 3 years | ||||||
| 5 | and until his or her successor is appointed. Vacancies shall be | ||||||
| 6 | filled in the same manner as original appointments. | ||||||
| 7 | (c) The Commission shall meet to organize and select a | ||||||
| 8 | chairperson upon appointment of a majority of the members. The | ||||||
| 9 | chairperson shall be elected by a majority vote of the members | ||||||
| 10 | appointed to the Commission. The Commission shall meet at least | ||||||
| 11 | 4 times a year at the call of the chairperson. Members of the | ||||||
| 12 | Commission shall serve without compensation, but may be | ||||||
| 13 | reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of | ||||||
| 14 | their duties as members of the Commission from funds | ||||||
| 15 | appropriated to the Department for that purpose. | ||||||
| 16 | (d) The Commission shall submit an annual report to the | ||||||
| 17 | Department on or before July 1, 2011 and on or before July 1 of | ||||||
| 18 | each year thereafter with its recommendations. | ||||||
| 19 | (e) The Department shall provide administrative and staff | ||||||
| 20 | support to the Commission.
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| 21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
| 22 | 1, 2011.".
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