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| 1 | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the EpiPen | ||||||
| 5 | Crowdsourcing Task Force Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. EpiPen Crowdsourcing Task Force.
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| 7 | (a) The EpiPen Crowdsourcing Task Force is created to | ||||||
| 8 | study the use of crowdsourcing in the availability of EpiPens. | ||||||
| 9 | The Task Force shall be composed of 11 members appointed as | ||||||
| 10 | follows:
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| 11 | (1) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House | ||||||
| 12 | of Representatives;
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| 13 | (2) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 14 | House of Representatives;
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| 15 | (3) one member appointed by the President of the | ||||||
| 16 | Senate;
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| 17 | (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
| 18 | Senate;
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| 19 | (5) the Director of Public Health, or his or her | ||||||
| 20 | designee;
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| 21 | (6) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||||||
| 22 | designee;
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| 23 | (7) the Secretary of Innovation and Technology, or his | ||||||
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| 1 | or her designee;
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| 2 | (8) one representative of the Illinois Sheriffs' | ||||||
| 3 | Association appointed by the Director of Public Health;
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| 4 | (9) one representative of the Illinois Association of | ||||||
| 5 | Chiefs of Police appointed by the Director of Public | ||||||
| 6 | Health;
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| 7 | (10) one representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
| 8 | representing pharmacists appointed by the Director of | ||||||
| 9 | Public Health; and
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| 10 | (11) one representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
| 11 | representing pharmaceutical manufacturers appointed by the | ||||||
| 12 | Director of Public Health.
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| 13 | (b) Members of the Task Force shall receive no | ||||||
| 14 | compensation for their service as members of the Task Force, | ||||||
| 15 | but may be reimbursed for expenses from appropriations made by | ||||||
| 16 | law.
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| 17 | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least 4 times, with the | ||||||
| 18 | first meeting being within 30 days after the effective date of | ||||||
| 19 | this Act. At the first meeting of the Task Force, members shall | ||||||
| 20 | select a Chair from among the membership of the Task Force.
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| 21 | (d) The Department of Public Health shall provide | ||||||
| 22 | administrative and other support to the Task Force.
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| 23 | Section 10. EpiPen Crowdsourcing Study.
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| 24 | (a) The EpiPen Crowdsourcing Task Force shall conduct a | ||||||
| 25 | study on the use of crowdsourcing in the availability of | ||||||
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| 1 | EpiPens, and produce a report on its findings. The report | ||||||
| 2 | shall include, but not be limited to, the following | ||||||
| 3 | information:
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| 4 | (1) the prevalence of the use of electronic software | ||||||
| 5 | applications specifically designed to use crowdsourcing | ||||||
| 6 | for the purpose of obtaining EpiPens in emergency | ||||||
| 7 | situations, and the effectiveness of such software in | ||||||
| 8 | obtaining EpiPens;
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| 9 | (2) the feasibility of applying similar crowdsourcing | ||||||
| 10 | methods using electronic software applications for use by | ||||||
| 11 | first responders and other emergency personnel when they | ||||||
| 12 | lack the necessary medical resources in emergency | ||||||
| 13 | situations;
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| 14 | (3) recommendations concerning the use of | ||||||
| 15 | crowdsourcing electronic software applications in medical | ||||||
| 16 | emergency situations; and
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| 17 | (4) any other information the Task Force may deem | ||||||
| 18 | necessary for inclusion in the report.
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| 19 | (b) The Task Force shall submit a report with its findings | ||||||
| 20 | to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January | ||||||
| 21 | 1, 2023. | ||||||
| 22 | Section 15. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||||||
| 23 | 2024.
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