Sen. Dan Kotowski
Filed: 4/14/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5823




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5823 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 36 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2805/36 new)
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    Sec. 36. Mobile assistance units.
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    (a) Subject to appropriations, the Department shall 
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establish a program to make grants to entities for providing 
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mental health and preventive health services using mobile units 
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as provided in this Section. The Department shall issue 
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requests for proposals to provide these services.
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    (b) The services provided under the program shall target 
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homeless veterans and other veterans facing obstacles to 
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obtaining needed care or services, including those residing in 
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rural and medically underserved areas. The mobile assistance 
 


 






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units shall travel to various locations to provide services, 
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including local veterans organization facilities and 
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facilities serving the homeless.
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    (c) Services provided through the mobile assistance units 
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may include the following:
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        (1) Mental health screenings.
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        (2) Preventive health care.
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        (3) Crisis intervention.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".