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Sen. David Koehler
Filed: 3/22/2012
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3213
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3213, AS AMENDED, |
| 3 | | as follows:
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| 4 | | immediately below Section 5, by inserting the following:
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| 5 | | "Section 10. The Hemophilia Care Act is amended by changing |
| 6 | | Section 3 as follows:
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| 7 | | (410 ILCS 420/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2903)
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| 8 | | Sec. 3. The powers and duties of the Department shall |
| 9 | | include the following:
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| 10 | | (1) With the advice and counsel of the Committee, develop |
| 11 | | standards for
determining eligibility for care and treatment |
| 12 | | under this program. Among
other standards developed under this |
| 13 | | Section, persons suffering from hemophilia
must be evaluated in |
| 14 | | a center properly staffed and equipped for such
evaluation,
but |
| 15 | | not operated by the Department.
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| 1 | | (2) (Blank).
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| 2 | | (3) Extend financial assistance to eligible persons in |
| 3 | | order that they
may obtain blood and blood derivatives for use |
| 4 | | in hospitals, in medical
and dental facilities, or at home. The |
| 5 | | Department shall extend financial
assistance in each fiscal |
| 6 | | year to each family containing one or more eligible
persons in |
| 7 | | the amount of (a) the family's eligible cost of hemophilia |
| 8 | | services
for that fiscal year, minus (b) one fifth of its |
| 9 | | available family income
for its next preceding taxable year. |
| 10 | | The Director may extend
financial
assistance in the case of |
| 11 | | unusual hardships, according to specific procedures
and |
| 12 | | conditions adopted for this purpose in the rules and |
| 13 | | regulations
promulgated
by the Department to implement and |
| 14 | | administer this Act.
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| 15 | | (3.5) Extend financial assistance to eligible persons to |
| 16 | | help subsidize the cost of health insurance premiums, including |
| 17 | | Medicare Part B premiums under the Medicare Buy-In process and |
| 18 | | continuation coverage premiums under the Consolidated Omnibus |
| 19 | | Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). The assistance |
| 20 | | authorized by this item (3.5) shall only be available upon |
| 21 | | confirmation by the Department that such assistance is more |
| 22 | | cost effective than providing other assistance authorized |
| 23 | | under this Act. |
| 24 | | (4) (Blank).
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| 25 | | (5) Promulgate rules and regulations with the advice and |
| 26 | | counsel of the
Committee for the implementation and |