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1 | AN ACT concerning public health.
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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section
5.625 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.625 new)
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7 | Sec. 5.625. The Alzheimer's Disease Center Fund.
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8 | Section 10. The Excellence in Academic Medicine Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | amended by changing Section 20 and by adding Section 36 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | follows:
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11 | (30 ILCS 775/20)
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12 | Sec. 20. Establishment of Funds.
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13 | (a) The Medical Research and Development Fund is created in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the State
Treasury to which the General Assembly may from time | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | to time appropriate
funds and from which the Comptroller shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | pay amounts as authorized by law.
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17 | (i) The following accounts are created in the Medical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Research and
Development Fund: The National Institutes of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Health Account; the
Philanthropic Medical Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Account; and the Market Medical Research
Account.
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21 | (ii) Funds appropriated to the Medical Research and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Development Fund
shall be assigned in equal amounts to each | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | account within the Fund, subject to
transferability of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | funds under subsection (c) of Section 25.
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25 | (b) The Post-Tertiary Clinical Services Fund is created
in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | the State Treasury to which the General Assembly may from time | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | to time
appropriate funds and from which the Comptroller shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | pay amounts as
authorized by law.
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29 | (c) The Independent Academic Medical Center Fund is created | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | as a special
fund in the State Treasury, to which the General |
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1 | Assembly shall from time to
time appropriate funds for the | ||||||
2 | purposes of the Independent Academic Medical
Center Program. | ||||||
3 | The amount appropriated for any fiscal year after 2002 shall
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4 | not be less than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2002. | ||||||
5 | The State
Comptroller shall pay amounts from the Fund as | ||||||
6 | authorized by law. | ||||||
7 | (d) The Alzheimer's Disease Center Fund is created as a | ||||||
8 | special fund in the State Treasury, to which the General | ||||||
9 | Assembly shall from time to time appropriate funds for the | ||||||
10 | operation of the Alzheimer's Disease Center Program. The State | ||||||
11 | Comptroller shall pay amounts from the Fund as authorized by | ||||||
12 | law.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 92-10, eff. 6-11-01.)
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14 | (30 ILCS 775/36 new)
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15 | Sec. 36. Alzheimer's Disease Center Program. There is | ||||||
16 | created an Alzheimer's Disease Center Program to provide | ||||||
17 | financial incentives to the Regional Alzheimer's Disease | ||||||
18 | Assistance Centers established under the Alzheimer's Disease | ||||||
19 | Assistance Act. In each state fiscal year, beginning July 1, | ||||||
20 | 2004, each center shall receive funding under the program from | ||||||
21 | the funds appropriated for that purpose for that fiscal year. | ||||||
22 | The methodology to be used by the Illinois Department of Public | ||||||
23 | Aid shall be reviewed by the Advisory Committee established | ||||||
24 | under the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act and prescribed by | ||||||
25 | rule.
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26 | Section 15. The Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act is | ||||||
27 | amended by changing Sections 2, 6, and 7 as follows:
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28 | (410 ILCS 405/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6952)
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29 | Sec. 2. Policy declaration. The General Assembly finds that
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30 | Alzheimer's disease and related disorders are devastating | ||||||
31 | health conditions
which destroy certain vital cells of the | ||||||
32 | brain and which affect an estimated
4,500,000
1,500,000
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33 | Americans. This means that approximately 200,000
111,000
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1 | Illinois
citizens are victims. The General Assembly also finds | ||||||
2 | that 50% of all
nursing home admissions in the State may be | ||||||
3 | attributable to the Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders | ||||||
4 | and that these conditions are the fourth
leading cause of death | ||||||
5 | among the elderly. It is the opinion of the General
Assembly | ||||||
6 | that Alzheimer's disease and related disorders cause serious
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7 | financial, social and emotional hardships on the victims and | ||||||
8 | their families
of such a major consequence that it is essential | ||||||
9 | for the State to develop and
implement policies, plans, | ||||||
10 | programs and services to alleviate such hardships.
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11 | The General Assembly recognizes that there is no known | ||||||
12 | cause or cure
of Alzheimer's disease at this time, and that it | ||||||
13 | can progress
over an extended period of time and to such a | ||||||
14 | degree that the victim's
deteriorated condition makes him or | ||||||
15 | her susceptible to other medical
disorders that generally prove | ||||||
16 | fatal. It is the intent of the General
Assembly, through | ||||||
17 | implementation of this Act, to establish a program for
the | ||||||
18 | conduct of research regarding the cause, cure and treatment of | ||||||
19 | Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders; and, through
the | ||||||
20 | establishment of Regional Alzheimer's Disease Assistance | ||||||
21 | Centers and
a comprehensive, Statewide system of regional and | ||||||
22 | community-based services,
to provide for the identification, | ||||||
23 | evaluation, diagnosis, referral and
treatment of victims of | ||||||
24 | such health problems.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
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26 | (410 ILCS 405/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6956)
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27 | Sec. 6. ADA Advisory Committee. There is created the | ||||||
28 | Alzheimer's
Disease Advisory Committee consisting of 21 voting | ||||||
29 | members appointed by the
Director of the Department, as well as | ||||||
30 | 5 nonvoting members as hereinafter
provided in this Section. | ||||||
31 | The Director or his designee shall serve as one
of the 21 | ||||||
32 | voting members and as
the Chairman of the Committee. Those | ||||||
33 | appointed as voting members shall
include persons who are | ||||||
34 | experienced in
research and the delivery of services to victims | ||||||
35 | and their families.
Such members shall include 4 physicians |
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1 | licensed to practice medicine in all of
its branches, one | ||||||
2 | representative of a postsecondary educational institution
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3 | which administers or is affiliated with a medical center in the | ||||||
4 | State, one
representative of a licensed hospital, one | ||||||
5 | registered nurse, one
representative of a long term care | ||||||
6 | facility under the Nursing Home Care
Act, one representative of | ||||||
7 | an area
agency on aging as defined by Section 3.07 of the | ||||||
8 | Illinois Act on the
Aging, one social worker, one | ||||||
9 | representative of an organization established
under the | ||||||
10 | Illinois Insurance Code for the purpose of providing health
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11 | insurance, 5 family members or representatives of victims of | ||||||
12 | Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders, and 4 members of the | ||||||
13 | general public. Among
the physician appointments shall be | ||||||
14 | persons with specialties in the fields
of neurology, family | ||||||
15 | medicine, psychiatry and pharmacology. Among the
general | ||||||
16 | public members, at least 2 appointments shall include persons | ||||||
17 | 65
years of age or older.
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18 | In addition to the 21 voting members, the Secretary of | ||||||
19 | Human Services (or
his or her designee) and
one additional | ||||||
20 | representative of the Department of Human Services designated | ||||||
21 | by
the Secretary plus the Directors of the following
State | ||||||
22 | agencies or their designees shall serve as nonvoting members:
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23 | Department on Aging, Department
of Public Aid, and Guardianship | ||||||
24 | and Advocacy Commission.
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25 | Each voting member appointed by the
Director of Public | ||||||
26 | Health shall serve for a term of 2 years, and until his
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27 | successor is appointed and qualified. Members of the Committee | ||||||
28 | shall not
be compensated but shall be reimbursed for expenses | ||||||
29 | actually incurred in
the performance of their duties. No more | ||||||
30 | than 11 voting members may be of
the same political party. | ||||||
31 | Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as
original | ||||||
32 | appointments.
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33 | The Committee shall review and evaluate State programs and | ||||||
34 | services provided by State agencies that are directed toward | ||||||
35 | persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and | ||||||
36 | recommend changes to improve the State's response to this |
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1 | serious health problem. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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3 | (410 ILCS 405/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6957)
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4 | Sec. 7. Regional ADA center funding. Pursuant to
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5 | appropriations enacted by the General Assembly, the Department | ||||||
6 | shall
provide funds to hospitals affiliated with each
Regional | ||||||
7 | ADA Center for
necessary research and
for the development and | ||||||
8 | maintenance of services for victims of Alzheimer's
disease and | ||||||
9 | related disorders and their families. For the fiscal year
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10 | beginning July 1, 2003, and each year thereafter, the | ||||||
11 | Department shall effect
payments under this Section to | ||||||
12 | hospitals affiliated with each Regional ADA
Center through the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Department of Public Aid under the Excellence in | ||||||
14 | Academic Medicine Act. The Department of Public Aid shall | ||||||
15 | consult with the Advisory Committee established under this Act | ||||||
16 | prior to implementing the payment methodology, and each year | ||||||
17 | thereafter to ensure that the purpose of this Act and the goals | ||||||
18 | and objectives of the State are being realized . The Department | ||||||
19 | shall
include the annual expenditures for this purpose in the | ||||||
20 | plan required by
Section 5 of this Act.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 93-20, eff. 6-20-03.)
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