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Rep. Cynthia Soto
Filed: 4/13/2005
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1133
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1133, AS AMENDED, |
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| with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. |
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| 1, on page 1, by replacing line 7 with the following:
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| "Sec. 5-25. Pediatric asthma initiative. |
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| (a) During fiscal year"; and
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| on page 1, after line 22, by inserting the following: |
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| "(b) After completing the review under subsection (a), the |
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| Department of Public Aid shall develop a pilot asthma disease |
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| management program. The pilot program shall be targeted to an |
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| area or areas with the highest prevalence of asthma.
The |
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| Department shall consult with the Department of Public Health |
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| and other State agencies, federal health agencies, experts in |
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| asthma and immunology, providers, and consumers in developing |
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| the pilot program. The pilot program shall also seek to |
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| maximize collaborations between existing asthma programs in |
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| the State of Illinois. The pilot program shall be subject to |
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| specific appropriations or budget savings derived from the |
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| program due to reduced asthma-related hospitalizations or |
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| emergency room visits.".
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