92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB2050
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Senate Sponsors:
DONAHUE-MAITLAND-WEAVER-RADOGNO-LIGHTFORD, RONEN, OBAMA, 
   MUNOZ, DEL VALLE, HENDON, SHAW, MAHAR, TROTTER, VIVERITO AND BRADY,B.

House Sponsors:
CURRIE-RUTHERFORD-BRADY-HOLBROOK-WINTERS

Short description: 
IDPH-STROKE TASK FORCE                                                     

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties  Law  of      
   the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates a Stroke Task Force      
   within  the  Department of Public Health to advise the Department with      
   regard to setting priorities for improvements in stroke prevention and      
   treatment   efforts,   including   developing   and   implementing   a      
   comprehensive statewide public education program on stroke prevention,      
   targeted to high-risk populations and to geographic areas where  there      
   is  a  high  incidence of stroke, and other matters. Also requires the      
   task force to advise the Department with regard to awarding grants  to      
   providers  of  emergency  medical  services  and  to hospitals for the      
   purpose of improving care to stroke patients. Effective immediately.        
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Adds representatives of the Illinois Public  Health  Association,      
   the  Illinois  Speech-Language  Hearing  Association, and the American      
   Association of Neurological Surgeons as members  of  the  Stroke  Task      
   Force.  Authorizes  reimbursement  of  task  force members' reasonable      
   travel expenses (instead of reasonable expenses).  Requires  the  task      
   force to meet at least 3 times each calendar year (instead of at least      
   once  each  calendar  quarter).  Deletes "determining what constitutes      
   high-quality health care for stroke patients" as  a  subject  for  the      
   task  force's  consideration. Provides for the task force to recommend      
   (instead of adopt) guidelines on the treatment of stroke patients.          
          FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (Department of Public Health)                 
          SB 2050, engrossed, will create a minimal fiscal impact on the       
          Department which will consist of reimbursement for reasonable        
          travel expenses for task force members.                              
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0710

   Last action date: JUL-19-2002

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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