Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
Filed: 5/29/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1323 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1323 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Community Health Center Construction Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 10-5 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 766/10-5)

7    Sec. 10-5. Definitions. In this Act:

8    "Board" means the the Illinois Capital Development Board.
9    "Community health center site" means a new physical site 
10where a community
health center will provide primary health 
11care services either to a medically
underserved population or 
12area or to the uninsured population of this State.

13    "Community provider" means a Federally Qualified Health 
14Center (FQHC) or
FQHC Look-Alike (Community Health Center or 
15health center), designated as such
by the Secretary of the 
16United States Department of Health and Human Services,
that 
 
 
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1operates at least one federally designated primary health care 
2delivery
site in the State of Illinois.

3    "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public 
4Health.

5    "Medically underserved area" means an urban or rural area 
6designated by the
Secretary of the United States Department of 
7Health and Human Services as an
area with a shortage of 
8personal health services.

9    "Medically underserved population" means (i) the 
10population of an urban or
rural area designated by the 
11Secretary of the United States Department of
Health and Human 
12Services as
an area with a shortage of personal health services 
13or (ii) a population group
designated by the Secretary as 
14having a shortage of those services.

15    "Primary health care services" means the following:


16        (1) Basic health services consisting of the following:


17            (A) Health services related to family medicine, 
18        internal medicine,
pediatrics, obstetrics, or 
19        gynecology that are furnished by physicians and,
if 
20        appropriate, physician assistants, nurse 
21        practitioners, and nurse
midwives.


22            (B) Diagnostic laboratory and radiologic services.


23            (C) Preventive health services, including the 
24        following:


25                (i) Prenatal and perinatal services.


26                (ii) Screenings for breast, ovarian, and 
 
 
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1            cervical cancer.


2                (iii) Well-child services.


3                (iv) Immunizations against vaccine-preventable 
4            diseases.


5                (v) Screenings for elevated blood lead levels,

6            communicable diseases, and cholesterol.


7                (vi) Pediatric eye, ear, and dental screenings 
8            to determine
the need for vision and hearing 
9            correction and dental care.


10                (vii) Voluntary family planning services.


11                (viii) Preventive dental services.


12            (D) Emergency medical services.


13            (E) Pharmaceutical services as appropriate for 
14        particular health
centers.


15        (2) Referrals to providers of medical services and 
16    other health-related
services (including substance abuse 
17    and mental health services).


18        (3) Patient case management services (including 
19    counseling, referral, and
follow-up services) and other 
20    services designed to assist health center
patients in 
21    establishing eligibility for and gaining access to 
22    federal, State,
and local programs that provide or 
23    financially support the provision of
medical, social, 
24    educational, or other related services.


25        (4) Services that enable individuals to use the 
26    services of the health
center (including outreach and 
 
 
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1    transportation services and, if a substantial
number of the 
2    individuals in the population are of limited 
3    English-speaking
ability, the services
of appropriate 
4    personnel fluent in the language spoken by a predominant 
5    number
of those individuals).


6        (5) Education of patients and the general population 
7    served by the health
center regarding the availability and 
8    proper use of health services.


9        (6) Additional health services consisting of services 
10    that are appropriate
to meet the health needs of the 
11    population served by the health center involved
and that 
12    may include the following:


13            (A) Environmental health services, including the 
14        following:


15                (i) Detection and alleviation of unhealthful 
16            conditions
associated with water supply.


17                (ii) Sewage treatment.


18                (iii) Solid waste disposal.


19                (iv) Detection and alleviation of rodent and 
20            parasite
infestation.


21                (v) Field sanitation.


22                (vi) Housing.


23                (vii) Other environmental factors related to 
24            health.


25            (B) Special occupation-related health services for 
26        migratory and
seasonal agricultural workers, including 
 
 
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1        the following:


2                (i) Screening for and control of infectious 
3            diseases,
including parasitic diseases.


4                (ii) Injury prevention programs, which may 
5            include
prevention of exposure to unsafe levels of 
6            agricultural chemicals,
including pesticides.

7    "Uninsured population" means persons who do not own private 
8health care
insurance, are not part of a group insurance plan, 
9and are not eligible for any
State or federal 
10government-sponsored health care program.


11(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)".