Full Text of HR0442 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Assistive technology is technology used by | 3 | | individuals with disabilities in order to perform life | 4 | | functions that otherwise might be difficult or impossible; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Assistive technology benefits individuals with a | 6 | | broad range of disabilities of any age and in most domains of | 7 | | life, including the home, workplace, community, and school; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The technology benefiting individuals with | 9 | | disabilities continues to develop at a rapid pace; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, There is a growing need and demand for assistive | 11 | | technology for persons with disabilities; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, New assistive technology for many individuals | 13 | | with disabilities in Illinois may be unavailable due to cost | 14 | | and other factors; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Assistive technology reutilization or "reuse" | 16 | | programs make assistive technology more affordable for persons | 17 | | with disabilities who otherwise would go without it; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, There is a growing recognition nationally that | 19 | | assistive technology reuse programs can address an unmet need |
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| 1 | | for assistive technology for persons with disabilities; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois' Medicaid program covers durable medical | 3 | | equipment (DME), which can include assistive technology; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Illinois' Medicaid program does not include an | 5 | | assistive technology reuse service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Several other states have successfully | 7 | | implemented assistive technology reuse programs as part of | 8 | | their Medicaid plan and have realized cost savings; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The success of other states' assistive technology | 10 | | reuse programs depends on a partnership between their state | 11 | | Medicaid agency and the state Assistive Technology program, | 12 | | which take products in, make sure they are sanitized and | 13 | | repaired, post their availability to the public, match them to | 14 | | consumers, and ship the products out to consumers; therefore, | 15 | | be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | there is created the Medicaid Assistive Technology Reuse Task | 19 | | Force in the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to | 20 | | review and make recommendations with respect to how Illinois | 21 | | and its residents with disabilities might benefit from an |
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| 1 | | assistive technology reuse program as part of the Medicaid | 2 | | program coverage of durable medical equipment, including the | 3 | | potential for net cost savings from such a program and | 4 | | increased availability of assistive technology for consumers; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall, among other relevant | 7 | | issues, review assistive technology reuse programs in other | 8 | | states and the partnerships with assistive technology projects | 9 | | in those states; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the members of Task Force shall be appointed | 11 | | by the Director of Healthcare and Family Services not later | 12 | | than January 1, 2014; the Task Force shall include a | 13 | | representative of the Illinois' federally-funded Assistive | 14 | | Technology project, at least one person with a disability, | 15 | | appropriate staff from the Department, a disability advocate, | 16 | | and other individuals deemed appropriate by the Director; and | 17 | | be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family | 19 | | Services shall facilitate the Task Force and provide the Task | 20 | | Force with administrative support; the Department shall | 21 | | convene the Task Force at least three times, with the first | 22 | | meeting to occur not later than January 15, 2014, and issue a | 23 | | report with findings and recommendations to the General |
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| 1 | | Assembly and to the Governor on or before March 1, 2014; and be | 2 | | it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 4 | | delivered to the Governor and the Director of Healthcare and | 5 | | Family Services.
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