WIRSING. Endorses the national proclamation of National Heart Failure Awareness Week. Urges the Secretary of the Department of Public Health to transmit the treatment guidelines for congestive heart failure, published by the Heart Failure Society of America, Inc., to the appropriate health care professionals in the State of Illinois, while urging their adoption of these guidelines in their practice. Urges physicians and payers to prescribe or provide reimbursement for the standard of care for congestive failure, including FDA approved beta blockers and ACE inhibitors as well as other therapies that have been shown to reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with congestive heart failure. Endorses the inclusion of the latest test treatment advances for congestive heart failure, including ACE inhibitor and beta blocker therapies in the curriculum of medical schools in the State of Illinois. JAN-11-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-06-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-27-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE MAY-16-2001 H MOTION PREVAILED TO SUSPEND RULE 25 MAY-16-2001 H COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE JUL-02-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary