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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5734 Introduced , by Rep. Cyril Nichols SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Healthcare and Family Services Law. Provides that subject to appropriations, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall establish and administer a grant program that provides grants to multi-specialty healthcare facilities that serve urban populations in areas identified to be food deserts by the Illinois Department of Public Health in its Illinois Food Deserts Annual Report. Provides that, to receive a grant under the program, a multi-specialty healthcare facility must provide accessible services and have expertise in mental health,
nutrition, family medicine, alternative medicine, sports medicine,
pain management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and social
determinants of health.
Requires the Department to assess the effectiveness of the grant program by monitoring (i) enrollment levels in each multi-specialty healthcare facility and (ii) the blood pressure, body mass index, and mental health assessments of enrolled patients. Provides that funding for the grant program shall not exceed $10,000,000. Permits the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the grant program. Effective July 1, 2022.
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| | HB5734 | | LRB102 26971 KTG 38185 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State 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 5. The Department of Healthcare and Family |
| 5 | | Services Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by adding Section 2205-40 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2205/2205-40 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2205-40. Grants to food deserts. Subject to |
| 9 | | appropriations, the Department shall establish and administer |
| 10 | | a grant program that provides grants to multi-specialty |
| 11 | | healthcare facilities that serve urban populations in areas |
| 12 | | identified to be food deserts by the Illinois Department of |
| 13 | | Public Health in its Illinois Food Deserts Annual Report. To |
| 14 | | receive a grant under the program, a multi-specialty |
| 15 | | healthcare facility must provide accessible services and have |
| 16 | | expertise in mental health,
nutrition, family medicine, |
| 17 | | alternative medicine, sports medicine,
pain management, |
| 18 | | physical therapy, occupational therapy, and social
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| 19 | | determinants of health.
To assess the effectiveness of the |
| 20 | | grant program, the Department shall monitor (i) enrollment |
| 21 | | levels in each multi-specialty healthcare facility and (ii) |
| 22 | | the blood pressure, body mass index, and mental health |
| 23 | | assessments of enrolled patients. Funding for the grant |