Full Text of HJR0037 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois have agreed that there is | 3 | | an immediate need for an
improved and sustainable health care | 4 | | system; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly strives to promote a | 6 | | healthy community
through partnerships and collaboration with | 7 | | all health care entities within the State; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Innovation in health care delivery is essential in | 9 | | improving health
and decreasing costs; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Many examples exist in other states of Mobile | 11 | | Integrated Healthcare
or Community Paramedicine programs; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, These programs have demonstrated a significant | 13 | | change in
health care delivery, using nontraditional roles, | 14 | | improving patient outcomes and
decreasing health care costs, | 15 | | each to individual citizens, Medicare and Medicaid; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, There is an immediate opportunity to incorporate | 17 | | these types of
programs in Illinois in order to help the people | 18 | | of our State achieve healthier lives while
recognizing these | 19 | | decreased costs; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 3 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Mobile | 4 | | Integrated Healthcare Task Force to identify and recommend ways | 5 | | that the State of Illinois can incorporate changes in our | 6 | | health care delivery system in order to increase the | 7 | | collaboration and utilization of our current health care | 8 | | workers while decreasing the associated costs; and be it | 9 | | further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 11 | | following members: one member appointed by the Speaker of the | 12 | | House of Representatives, who shall
serve as a Co-Chairperson | 13 | | of the Task Force; one member appointed by the Minority Leader | 14 | | of the House of Representatives;
one member appointed by the | 15 | | President of the Senate, who shall serve as a Co-Chairperson
of | 16 | | the Task Force;
one member appointed by the Minority Leader of | 17 | | the Senate;
one member representing the Illinois Department of | 18 | | Public Health, appointed by the Director of Public Health;
one | 19 | | member appointed by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association;
one | 20 | | member appointed by the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois;
| 21 | | one member appointed by the Illinois Firefighters Association;
| 22 | | one member appointed by the Illinois Association of Fire | 23 | | Protection Districts;
one member appointed by the Illinois | 24 | | Hospital Association;
one member appointed by the Illinois | 25 | | Nurses Association;
one member appointed by the Illinois EMS |
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one member appointed by the Illinois College of | 2 | | Emergency Physicians;
and one member appointed by the Illinois | 3 | | State Medical Society; all appointments shall be confirmed by | 4 | | both Co-Chairpersons;
and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments to the Task Force shall be | 6 | | made within 60 days after the adoption of this resolution; | 7 | | vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their respective | 8 | | appointing
authorities within 30 days after the vacancy occurs; | 9 | | and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without | 11 | | compensation; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall receive the assistance | 13 | | of legislative staff, may employ skilled
experts with the | 14 | | approval of the co-chairpersons, and shall receive the | 15 | | cooperation of any
State agencies it deems appropriate to | 16 | | assist the Task Force in carrying out its duties; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be | 19 | | considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task | 20 | | Force shall consist of a majority of the members of the
Task | 21 | | Force; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the | 2 | | call of the Co-Chairpersons, no later than
90 days after the | 3 | | adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter meet at the | 4 | | call of
the Co-Chairpersons; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the General Assembly shall provide | 6 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and | 9 | | consider:
| 10 | | (1) the benefits of a Mobile Integrated Healthcare | 11 | | System within the State
of Illinois through a redefined role of | 12 | | our healthcare providers with
special attention given towards | 13 | | the expanded use of Emergency
Medical Services; | 14 | | (2) actions of other states as they pertain to | 15 | | instituting Mobile Integrated
Healthcare; | 16 | | (3) opportunities for grant funding of such services; | 17 | | and | 18 | | (4) reimbursement models needed to sustain an | 19 | | expansion or change of
services; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings | 21 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly in a report to the
| 22 | | General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016.
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