Full Text of HR0818 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Adults living with autism have historically | 3 | | experienced difficulties accessing proper and responsive | 4 | | medical care; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, As medicine has improved in providing diagnoses | 6 | | for people with autism, there has been an increasing number of | 7 | | adults with autism who have health care provided through | 8 | | Medicaid; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, As children on the autism spectrum become | 10 | | autistic adults, Medicaid is an important insurance provider | 11 | | for an increasing number of autistic adults and can be a | 12 | | valuable resource for understanding the health of the autistic | 13 | | population; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, It is critical to the health of people living | 15 | | with autism and to policymakers to understand barriers to care | 16 | | for adults with autism in the provision of Medicaid; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Department of Healthcare and Family Services | 18 | | (HFS) operates the Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise | 19 | | the department on policy and planning in the provision of | 20 | | medical assistance; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | the Medicaid Advisory Committee is urged to examine and make | 4 | | recommendations that will expand the network of Medicaid | 5 | | enrolled specialty providers for persons with autism and is | 6 | | urged to assess the following, consulting with relevant | 7 | | stakeholders with lived experience and provider experts: | 8 | | (1) Strategies to improve access for adult Medicaid | 9 | | customers experiencing autism to specialty providers, | 10 | | including, but not limited to, dentists, | 11 | | anesthesiologists, phlebotomists, and occupational | 12 | | therapists; and | 13 | | (2) Ways to improve provider services under the Adults | 14 | | with Developmental Disabilities Waiver; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Medicaid Advisory Committee is urged to | 16 | | produce a strategic plan for improving access to health care | 17 | | services for people with Autism by December 31, 2025 that will | 18 | | include stakeholder input from the following: | 19 | | (1) One representative of the Department of Healthcare | 20 | | and Family Services; | 21 | | (2) One representative of the Department of Human | 22 | | Services; | 23 | | (3) One representative of the Department of Insurance; | 24 | | (4) One representative of the Children's Behavioral | 25 | | Health Transformation Initiative; |
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| 1 | | (5) One representative from the Illinois Council on | 2 | | Developmental Disabilities; | 3 | | (6) One representative of the Illinois State Board of | 4 | | Education and/or an educator who specializes in working | 5 | | with children with Autism; | 6 | | (7) Two parent advocates of persons with disabilities; | 7 | | (8) At least one representative of each of the | 8 | | following provider groups: | 9 | | (a) Dental care; | 10 | | (b) Primary care; | 11 | | (c) Behavioral Health; and | 12 | | (d) Occupation, Speech, and Physical Therapy; | 13 | | (9) At least four representatives of non-profit | 14 | | entities representing people with disabilities, including | 15 | | at least two representatives of rural areas and two | 16 | | representatives of Cook and collar counties; | 17 | | (10) One representative of an advocacy organization | 18 | | focused on residents of Illinois SODCs, ICF-DDs; and | 19 | | (11) One current employee of a Community Integrated | 20 | | Living Arrangement; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Medicaid Advisory Committee is urged to | 22 | | submit progress reports to the Governor and Illinois General | 23 | | Assembly by December 31 2024 and June 30, 2025 and a final | 24 | | report and strategic plan with measurable objectives to the | 25 | | Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2025; and be it |
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| 1 | | further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family | 3 | | Services is urged to provide administrative support to assist | 4 | | the Medicaid Advisory Committee in carrying out its duties. |
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