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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Diabetes Initiative Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Diabetes initiative. | 7 |
| (a) The Department of Human Services shall develop a | 8 |
| strategic plan to slow the rate of diabetes as a result of | 9 |
| obesity and other environmental factors by the year 2010. The | 10 |
| Department shall collaborate with the Illinois State Diabetes | 11 |
| Commission and may convene work groups as necessary that may | 12 |
| include: | 13 |
| (1) health care professionals and researchers | 14 |
| specializing in diabetes treatment or research; | 15 |
| (2) diabetes educators; | 16 |
| (3) representatives of medical schools or schools of | 17 |
| public health; | 18 |
| (4) high school or college health educators; | 19 |
| (5) representatives from geographic areas or other | 20 |
| population groups at higher risk of diabetes; | 21 |
| (6) representatives of community-based organizations | 22 |
| involved in providing education, awareness, or support | 23 |
| about diabetes; or |
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| (7) other representatives the Department determines | 2 |
| are necessary. | 3 |
| (b) In developing the plan, the Department shall: | 4 |
| (1) identify barriers to effective screening | 5 |
| compliance and treatment for diabetes, including specific | 6 |
| barriers affecting providers and patients; | 7 |
| (2) identify methods to increase the number of | 8 |
| beneficiaries who will screen regularly for diabetes; | 9 |
| (3) review current medical therapies and best clinical | 10 |
| practices for diabetes, including the American Diabetes | 11 |
| Association clinical measures and recommendations, | 12 |
| including the importance of Body Mass Index as a key factor | 13 |
| to managing diabetes; | 14 |
| (4) review drugs and biologicals available to control | 15 |
| diabetes, including those that are provided upon failure of | 16 |
| oral medications and as ancillary to the provision of | 17 |
| insulin; | 18 |
| (5) review current screening, treatment, and related | 19 |
| activities in this State and identify gaps in service | 20 |
| delivery, use of technology, or use of current clinical | 21 |
| measures and guidelines, such as those promulgated by the | 22 |
| American Diabetes Association; | 23 |
| (6) identify actions to be taken to reduce the | 24 |
| morbidity and mortality from diabetes by the year 2010 and | 25 |
| a time line for taking those actions; and | 26 |
| (7) make recommendations to the General Assembly on |
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| policy changes and funding needed to achieve the strategic | 2 |
| plan. | 3 |
| (c) The Department shall deliver the plan to the Governor | 4 |
| and to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2008. | 5 |
| Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1, | 6 |
| 2010. | 7 |
| Section 15. The Illinois State Diabetes Commission Act is | 8 |
| amended by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows: | 9 |
| (20 ILCS 4055/5) | 10 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| Sec. 5. Illinois State Diabetes Commission. There is hereby | 12 |
| established within the Department of Human Services the | 13 |
| Illinois State Diabetes Commission. The Commission shall | 14 |
| consist of members that are residents of this State and shall | 15 |
| include an Executive Committee appointed by the Secretary of | 16 |
| Human Services as provided by rule . The members of the | 17 |
| Commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of Human | 18 |
| Services as follows: | 19 |
| (1) The Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary's | 20 |
| designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the Commission. | 21 |
| (2) Physicians who are board certified in | 22 |
| endocrinology, with at least one physician with expertise | 23 |
| and experience in the treatment of
childhood diabetes and |
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| at least one physician with expertise and experience in the
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| treatment of adult onset diabetes. | 3 |
| (3) Health care professionals with expertise and | 4 |
| experience in the prevention,
treatment, and control of | 5 |
| diabetes. | 6 |
| (4) Representatives of organizations or groups that | 7 |
| advocate on behalf of persons suffering from diabetes. | 8 |
| (5) Representatives of voluntary health organizations | 9 |
| or advocacy groups with
an interest in the prevention, | 10 |
| treatment, and control of diabetes. | 11 |
| (6) Members of the public who have been diagnosed with | 12 |
| diabetes. | 13 |
| The Secretary of Human Services may appoint additional | 14 |
| members deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-788, eff. 11-1-06.) | 16 |
| (20 ILCS 4055/10) | 17 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2010)
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| Sec. 10. Members; meetings. Members of the Commission shall | 19 |
| be appointed within one year after the effective date of this | 20 |
| amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly
by December 1, | 21 |
| 2006 . A member shall continue to serve
until his or her | 22 |
| successor is duly appointed and qualified. | 23 |
| Meetings shall be held 3 times per year or at the call of | 24 |
| the Commission chairperson.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-788, eff. 11-1-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 |
| becoming law.
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