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| | SR0056 | | LRB101 07827 MST 52879 r |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The healthcare community, including hospitals, |
| 3 | | medical clinics, mental health
facilities, long-term care |
| 4 | | facilities, and private physicians, does not have a standard |
| 5 | | military inquiry
upon intake or admission; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Only 16% of military veterans receive all of their |
| 7 | | healthcare from VA
hospitals, medical clinics, mental health |
| 8 | | facilities, long-term care facilities, and private physician
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| 9 | | offices; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Veterans have potentially unique healthcare |
| 11 | | concerns; providers need to be aware of every patient or |
| 12 | | resident's veteran status and be educated on the best
practices |
| 13 | | when providing care; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that healthcare providers |
| 16 | | are urged to include on each patient intake form a question |
| 17 | | asking
"Have you or your spouse ever served in the military?"; |
| 18 | | and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That healthcare providers are urged to institute |
| 20 | | a process that informs all
organizational staff of a patient or |
| 21 | | resident's veteran status; and be it further
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